Principal Engineer, Software Engineering
RTX Corporation4 months ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$136k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Maintain applications for Primary Flight Displays, Maps, Windows Manager, and Video.
- Architect, design, develop, implement, and test embedded software for avionics products.
- Use model-based software development with Simulink and conduct testing and verification using Python and harness environments with C/C++.
- Collaborate on software requirements, application architecture, prototyping, low-level design, and development.
- Solve complex software and systems problems and support hardware-software system integration.
- Design and implement build procedures supporting hardware and software product development.
- Design, develop, document, and test control and diagnostic systems with logical and mathematical solutions.
- Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers on electronic data processing systems.
- Analyze system capabilities and end-user needs to resolve program intent, output requirement, and input data acquisition problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus at least 8 years of progressive Software Engineer or related aerospace experience, or a master’s degree or equivalent plus at least 5 years of such experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with RTCA DO-178C certification, DO-330, DO-331, DO-332, FAA SOI, TCR audits, and TSO certification for safety-critical airworthy embedded systems.
- At least 5 years of experience defining and validating system and software requirements, application architecture prototyping, low-level design, and development.
- At least 5 years of experience with ARINC 429, ARINC 661, ARINC 664, and ARINC 615A communications.
- At least 5 years of experience with Embedded C programming, debugging, troubleshooting, and hardware-software system integration.
- At least 5 years of experience developing avionics software with Visual Studio, VAPs graphics, Human Machine Interface design, Python, and MATLAB Simulink model-based development.
- The role requires a U.S. person, U.S. citizen, or qualifying immigration status for program and export authorization purposes.
Benefits
- Onsite role in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Potential benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- Candidates may be asked to attend select interview steps in person.
- Application window is expected to remain open approximately 40 days from the posting date.
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.