Principal Software Engineer - EOIR Simulation & Emulator Product Owner
RTX Corporation2 months ago
McKinney, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the product vision for EO/IR simulation and emulator capabilities.
- Develop, refine, and prioritize user stories, emulator requirements, and acceptance criteria for sensor modeling, system interfaces, and algorithmic behavior.
- Coordinate with software architects, the IPTL, internal teams, and customers to align simulation products with system architecture, technical constraints, budgets, schedules, and integration events.
- Support agile execution and cross-disciplinary understanding of modeling requirements.
- Guide delivery of simulation tools supporting verification, interface development, and early operational assessments.
Requirements
- Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Requires at least 3 years of experience with EO/IR simulations, modeling environments, emulator-driven workflows, EO/IR system architectures, sensor behavior, and foundational signal-processing concepts.
- Requires at least 3 years of experience as a Product Owner, Agile lead, or similar software-development role.
- Requires experience writing user stories, maintaining backlogs, defining acceptance criteria, translating technical concepts into product requirements, and collaborating across software, systems, and integration engineering teams.
- Requires an active and transferable Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance before starting, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access after start; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
- Preferred qualifications include knowledge of modeling tools, emulator design, Scrum, Docker, Kubernetes, GRA, OMS, interface control documents, system-level requirements, messaging protocols, data interchange standards, and simulation delivery pipelines.
Benefits
- Onsite work in McKinney, Texas, with local residency or relocation required.
- Relocation support may be offered based on eligibility.
- Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Eligible employees may participate in incentive compensation programs and the Employee Scholar Program.
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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.