
Software Engineer I, Onsite
RTX Corporation1 month ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$57k - $109k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate, implement, and verify embedded software solutions.
- Use software tools and languages including Rust, C++, Python, C, and Linux.
- Test software solutions and contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and FPGA engineering teams on complex aerospace and defense products.
- Learn and apply concepts involving cryptography, networking protocols, embedded devices, command and control, and secure development.
- Work collaboratively with an agile team to deliver project milestones.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics discipline and less than two years of prior relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance and have an active and existing DoD Secret clearance after day one.
- Preferred experience includes C, C++, Rust, Python, and/or Linux.
- Preferred qualifications include embedded-environment coding experience, a security-focused mindset, multithreaded and object-oriented development familiarity, and basic knowledge of asymmetric and symmetric encryption.
Benefits
- Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with relocation eligibility.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, and optional pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, legal, and identity-theft coverages.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning, autism, and employee assistance benefits.
- Wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion medical services, and child and elder care services.
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.