Senior Software Engineer - Foundation Software Engineering (Remote)
About The Position
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This role will lead the design, development, and maintaining of flight-critical embedded software for military and commercial aviation solutions and avionics products. You will utilize embedded Linux operating systems, C/C++ code, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interface tools, simulations, and integrated development environments in creative ways for this new product. You will specify requirements, implement software, develop test procedures, perform verification, and complete artifacts for certification. You will take ownership of the technical, schedule, and cost aspects of team tasks and complete work in accordance with the project plan while assisting others in task planning and execution. You will contribute to the development of a project plan, including estimating task size, working dependencies, and discovering risks and opportunities. You will participate in, and potentially lead, an engineering team by organizing tasks, coordinating team efforts, asking questions, communicating status, raising issues, brainstorming ideas, helping others, practicing active listening, and promoting a collaborative environment. You will learn the technologies of today and tomorrow which we count on to maintain world leadership in the avionics industry. You will learn all phases of the software product life cycle from requirements through to verification, while employing the company software engineering processes to produce high quality products. You will learn the artifacts and aspects of product certification required by federal agencies. You will learn why people enjoy and feel fulfilled by working in our industry.
Requirements
- Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
- C/C++ programming experience, preferably in a real-time, embedded software.
- 2+ years’ experience leading a software team through a development process.
- 8+ years identifying complex problems, evaluating options, and developing solutions for software executing on real-time operating systems.
- 8+ years’ experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in the planning, design, and development of solutions.
- This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons.
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years DO-178B experience (DAL A or B preferred)
- 2+ years’ experience with real-time operating systems (VxWorks or LynxOS)
- 8+ years’ experience with software engineering processes and procedures, including writing software requirements, software design and implementation, functional and integration testing, writing test cases and test procedures, and software delivery support.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintaining of flight-critical embedded software for military and commercial aviation solutions and avionics products.
- Utilize embedded Linux operating systems, C/C++ code, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interface tools, simulations, and integrated development environments in creative ways for this new product.
- Specify requirements, implement software, develop test procedures, perform verification, and complete artifacts for certification.
- Take ownership of the technical, schedule, and cost aspects of team tasks and complete work in accordance with the project plan while assisting others in task planning and execution.
- Contribute to the development of a project plan, including estimating task size, working dependencies, and discovering risks and opportunities.
- Participate in, and potentially lead, an engineering team by organizing tasks, coordinating team efforts, asking questions, communicating status, raising issues, brainstorming ideas, helping others, practicing active listening, and promoting a collaborative environment.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
