Software Engineer I (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA
•$57,200 - $108,800•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace’s Strategic Solutions team is seeking a motivated engineer to collaborate with high-performance teams and develop mission-critical solutions supporting Mission Systems. The engineer will work in an adaptive environment on requirements analysis, architecture synthesis, and the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software supporting defense systems. The role is based onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Work includes flight display software applications, flight management systems, datalink emulation, and other mission-critical software. The engineer collaborates with software engineers, scrum masters, product owners, software architects, and other teams, and supports requirements decomposition and derivation to produce software requirements. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM major, obtained by the start date.
  • Training or education in Java, C/C++, and Python.
  • Proficiency using Jira, Git, and Visual Studio Code for software development, version control, issue tracking, and collaboration.
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
  • An active and existing security clearance is required after day one; the listed clearance type is DoD Secret.
  • Relevant experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Nice To Haves

  • Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance.
  • Education in Rust and Java programming languages.
  • Education in requirements analysis, requirements decomposition, and derivation.
  • Education in UML, SysML, or other MBSE tools, and understanding of MBSE theory.
  • Education in object-oriented development and ability to understand complex software designs based on customer requirements.
  • Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop software features.
  • Write verification tests and test code.
  • Lead peer reviews of code.
  • Support software integration onto platform hardware.
  • Work on flight display software applications (FDSA), flight management systems (FMS), datalink emulation, and other mission-critical software.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, scrum masters, product owners, software architects, and other teams.
  • Support requirements decomposition and derivation to produce software requirements.
  • Perform requirements analysis, architecture synthesis, and the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical software.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation
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