Principal Software Engineer - Core Services and Libraries (Onsite)
RTX Corporation2 months ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and design of core software components, libraries, and tooling for avionics systems.
- Drive technical direction and execution across development and verification activities for safety-critical DO-178 software.
- Define and manage software requirements, decomposition, and traceability across complex systems.
- Develop and verify software using modern C++ and object-oriented design principles.
- Own DO-178 certification artifacts, including DAL-A deliverables, and support certification activities with customers and regulatory authorities.
- Conduct and contribute to peer reviews and collaborate with engineering, program leadership, and customers on technical solutions.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
- Experience designing and developing software architecture, libraries, or platform-level components in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
- Ability to lead technical project execution, engage with customers, and present to senior stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with DO-178 software development and certification activities, including requirements, verification, or certification artifacts.
- Experience working across cross-functional engineering and program teams to deliver complex integrated solutions.
- Preferred experience with C++, VxWorks, high-level and low-level requirements, test cases, automated test procedures, and civil DO-178 DAL-A certification.
- Preferred experience with flight management systems, aircraft applications, middleware, and revision-control or project tools such as Git, Subversion, and JIRA.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; and optional supplemental insurance programs.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees, plus parental, birth, adoption, and other leave benefits.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contributions, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, Employee Scholar Program, and adoption assistance.
- Wellness, fertility and family planning, autism, employee assistance, counseling, virtual care, second-opinion, and child and elder care programs.
- The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and may require domestic and international travel.
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.