Principal Ground Software Development Engineer
RTX Corporation2 months ago
El Segundo, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$118k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own technical execution, delivery, performance, quality, and schedule adherence for mission-critical ground software.
- Lead build planning, recurring releases, execution priorities, backlog health, Kanban workflow, and technical direction for the software team.
- Design, develop, test, deliver, install, debug, and maintain real-time embedded software for satellite ground systems.
- Guide software architecture across multithreaded applications, microservices, AWS services, Kubernetes clusters, Helm charts, and YAML configurations.
- Lead technical reviews, customer and stakeholder meetings, status briefings, change-board presentations, and technical artifact delivery.
- Coordinate cross-team work involving hardware transfers, configuration management, data management, lab support, integration, and mission operations.
- Drive DevSecOps and CI/CD improvements, including automated testing, Jenkins pipelines, containerization, and Kubernetes deployments.
- Review peer designs, discrepancy reports, software installations, and release materials while resolving customer issues and prioritizing discrepancies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and 8 years of relevant software experience.
- Experience leading software teams or technical execution for mission-critical systems.
- Experience developing object-oriented software using C++, C, and Python in Linux environments.
- Experience with Docker or Podman, Kubernetes, and modern deployment workflows.
- Experience facilitating Agile teams, including Kanban or Scrum leadership roles.
- Active and transferable U.S. Government-issued TS clearance with SCI eligibility before the start date.
- U.S. citizenship, because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
- Preferred experience with satellite ground systems, mission data processing, real-time operations, or aerospace and defense mission systems.
- Preferred expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, Podman container images, YAML, Kubectl, Jenkins, automated tests, and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Preferred familiarity with Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket, as well as technical reviews, discrepancy impact assessments, Product Owner responsibilities, and customer-facing presentations.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and complex technical execution skills across internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- Onsite work in El Segundo, California.
- RTX Employee Scholar Program covering tuition, academic fees, and books for approved undergraduate and graduate study.
- 401(k) plan with a broad range of investment options and employer matching of up to 4% of savings for eligible employees.
- Flexible work schedules, paid time off, holidays, and options including every other Friday off.
- Potential eligibility for medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending, employee assistance, parental leave, and incentive compensation programs.
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.