Senior Principal Program Protection Engineer (Embedded Software Engineer)
RTX Corporation6 months ago
Tewksbury, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$132k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, and test real-time embedded software and firmware applications.
- Develop hardened software applications in C and C++ on Linux and other real-time operating systems.
- Modify and maintain Linux kernel root filesystems and develop multithreaded applications.
- Work with systems and hardware engineering to create architectures, decompose requirements, and debug system- and board-level issues.
- Participate in technical integration meetings with subcontractors to verify that selected hardware meets hardware and software requirements.
- Maintain software consistency across teams and remove technical impediments.
- Support software development in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 10 years of professional experience.
- Experience developing and maintaining embedded software on processors or microcontrollers.
- Experience working in Linux environments, including modifying and maintaining Linux kernel root filesystems.
- Experience developing multithreaded applications.
- Strong knowledge of CMake and Google Test for maintaining a software codebase.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day one.
- Preferred experience with RTOS systems, Linux device drivers, embedded Linux, embedded targets, bare-metal software, real-time embedded solutions, modern computer architectures, x86 and ARM architectures, FPGAs, and Linux kernel development.
- Preferred experience using Git or Subversion and troubleshooting embedded systems.
Benefits
- Onsite position in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
- Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Eligible employees may participate in annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- Application window is expected to remain open approximately 40 days from the posting date, subject to business needs.
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.