Software Engineer I (Onsite)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is seeking motivated Software Engineers to join the Integrated Applications Engineering team supporting development of the Collins Flight Deck. This role offers the opportunity to work on real avionics programs and gain hands-on experience across the software lifecycle—from requirements and architecture through integration, verification, and delivery. This position will provide you the opportunity to work with Flight Deck software in an agile team environment. The team has an array of technical tasks available meant to develop engineers for the future. As part of the team, you will work alongside experienced engineers to help develop the software based on high-level system behaviors, decompose requirements, support avionics architecture development, and contribute to software verification activities. This is a strong fit for those who enjoy solving technical problems, learning complex systems, and collaborating across software, systems, and test disciplines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
• This job requires a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in C/C++ and Python
• GitLab, C#, Java, Simulink, and/or Perl development
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Coursework or project experience related to software engineering, embedded systems, software development, aerospace, or controls.
• Exposure to requirements development, verification, or testing
• Experience working on team-based technical projects, including design reviews, troubleshooting, or test execution.
• Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of software engineers, integration specialists, and test engineers to design, develop, and deliver robust avionics software solutions.
• Support the development, analysis, and refinement of software requirements and interfaces to ensure alignment with system-level objectives.
• Contribute to the planning and development of software verification and testing strategies to ensure implementations meet functional and performance requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews of software requirements, design documents, and test procedures, incorporating feedback to improve the quality and effectiveness of your deliverables.
• Assist with software integration, debugging, and issue resolution in development, simulation, and testing environments.
• Clearly communicate technical progress, challenges, and potential solutions to team members, mentors, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Support development and verification of avionics software requirements and functionalities.
• Contribute to architecture, interface, and software design discussions for next-generation flight deck capabilities.
• Create, update, and execute verification artifacts such as test procedures, test cases, and supporting analysis.
• Help investigate defects, analyze system behavior, and support root-cause activities during integration and test.
• Work with engineers across systems, software, and test to solve technical problems and improve product quality.
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned tasks by driving work to closure and communicating progress, risks, and questions proactively.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level