Associate Director, Advanced System Tools - Software Architect (Onsite)
RTX Corporation4 months ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$157k - $299k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define solution architectures, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps from customer, mission, and business needs.
- Evaluate architectural trade-offs involving performance, safety, cybersecurity, cost, schedule, reliability, and risk.
- Define system architecture, allocate functions, govern critical interfaces, and drive system-of-systems integration.
- Establish architectural standards, review designs for compliance, and manage architecture across programs and product families.
- Partner with Product Management, Chief Engineers, and Systems Engineering on product roadmaps, future capabilities, and architecture verification.
- Launch, mature, and scale a new product line and define enterprise-wide systems integration test solutions.
- Support tooling solutions for safety-critical Integrated Modular Avionics certification and qualified toolchains.
- Lead execution teams and collaborate with individual contributors, program management, customers, Discipline Councils, and other architects.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance under this program.
- Experience with avionics and test system architecture.
- Experience working with Discipline Councils and other architects.
- Experience leading DO-178 and DO-330 certification activities for software development.
- Experience interfacing with individual contributors, program management, and customers.
- Preferred: military and commercial technical leadership experience.
- Preferred: experience with Flight Management Systems, Flight Displays, Comm/Nav/Surveillance, or networking software and systems of systems.
- Preferred: familiarity with revision-control tools and concepts, including Git, Subversion, and JIRA.
- Preferred: expert market knowledge and the ability to identify and apply best practices.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and optional supplemental insurance programs.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, adoption assistance, and family-planning benefits.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching, a separate employer retirement contribution, and an optional Lifetime Income Strategy.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Wellness incentives, employee assistance benefits including counseling sessions, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, and child and elder care services.
- Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with possible domestic and international travel.
- The role is a U.S.-based position and the application window is expected to remain open for approximately 40 days, subject to change.
Tech Stack
GitSubversion
Categories
Solutions Engineering
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.