Senior Software Engineer -- Integrated Flight (ONSITE)
RTX Corporation30 days ago
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize deterministic embedded flight software for safety-critical commercial aircraft and military platforms.
- Implement and support AI-assisted onboard features including intelligent sensor fusion, anomaly detection, and autonomous control logic.
- Debug and validate software using simulation tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hardware debuggers, and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight-test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions.
- Ensure compliance with aviation safety standards including DO-178 and secure coding and cyber-resilience practices.
- Participate in flight-test operations, laboratory testing, and simulation runs to evaluate system performance.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree and at least 3 years of experience.
- At least 3 years of avionics industry experience.
- At least 3 years of DO-178B/C software development experience.
- Preferred experience with C, Python, C++, and Git.
- Basic understanding of aircraft operational fundamentals is preferred.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills are preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees, plus parental, adoption, and other leave benefits.
- 401(k) matching, a separate employer retirement contribution, and a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, optional pet, home, auto, legal, identity-theft, accident, and critical-illness coverage.
- Wellness, fertility, family-building, autism, employee assistance, virtual healthcare, childcare, eldercare, and second-opinion programs.
- This is a full-time onsite position in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the application window is expected to remain open for approximately 40 days.
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.