Senior Program Protection Engineer (Embedded Software Engineer)
RTX Corporation2 months ago
Tewksbury, MA, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, test, and deploy real-time embedded software and firmware solutions.
- Develop hardened multithreaded applications in C and C++ on Linux and other real-time operating systems.
- Modify and maintain the Linux kernel root filesystem and support Linux device-driver development.
- Build and maintain software codebases using CMake and Google Test.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering on design concepts, system architecture documentation, and software requirements decomposition.
- Participate in technical integration meetings with subcontractors to verify hardware meets hardware and software requirements.
- Troubleshoot embedded, system-level, and board-level issues across engineering disciplines.
- Ensure consistency across teams and remove impediments during development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and at least 5 years of experience.
- Experience developing and maintaining embedded-processor or microcontroller software in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
- Experience working in Linux and modifying and maintaining the Linux kernel root filesystem.
- Experience developing multithreaded applications.
- Experience maintaining a codebase built with CMake and Google Test.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, with U.S. citizenship required.
- Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day one.
- Preferred experience with RTOS systems, Linux device drivers, embedded Linux, embedded targets, and real-time embedded software.
- Preferred knowledge of x86 and ARM architectures, FPGAs, Linux kernel development, bare-metal software, and Git or Subversion.
- Ability to collaborate with Systems Engineering, Hardware Engineering, subcontractors, and other disciplines to resolve technical issues.
Benefits
- Onsite role in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
- Potential eligibility for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- U.S.-based role with an application window expected to remain open approximately 40 days from posting.
About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.