Senior Platform Software Engineer – Embedded Linux – Foundation Software
RTX Corporation21 days ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance customized Linux-based operating environments, including toolchains, kernels, root filesystems, bootloaders, device drivers, and BSPs.
- Provide technical leadership for embedded Linux planning, implementation, integration, testing, and sustainment.
- Lead hardware-software integration and perform root-cause analysis for system-level issues.
- Prepare software builds for simulation environments, reference platforms, and target avionics hardware.
- Ensure alignment with engineering processes, safety standards, and development tools.
- Generate engineering estimates and contribute to planning and execution within Agile development teams.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree and at least 3 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program or contract.
- Proficiency with the Linux command line.
- Embedded C/C++ development experience.
- Scripting experience with Bash and Python.
- Hands-on hardware bring-up and target hardware integration experience.
- Preferred experience includes embedded BSP development, Git and SVN, Buildroot, aerospace or other regulated/safety-critical software, open-source contributions, Agile development, Robot Framework, and Rust.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching, separate employer retirement contributions, and a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life, disability, optional supplemental, pet, home, auto, legal, identity theft, and critical illness insurance options.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning, autism, and employee assistance benefits.
- Wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, and child and elder care services.
- Onsite role in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with relocation eligibility.
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.