Principal Program Protection Engineer (Embedded Software Engineer)
RTX Corporation4 months ago
Tewksbury, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, and test real-time embedded software and firmware solutions.
- Develop hardened software applications using C and C++ on Linux and other real-time operating systems.
- Work with systems, hardware, and other engineering disciplines on architecture, requirements decomposition, integration, and system-level debugging.
- Modify and maintain Linux kernel root file systems and develop multithreaded applications.
- Build and maintain codebases using CMake and Google Test.
- Participate in technical integration meetings with subcontractors to ensure hardware meets hardware and software requirements.
- Support software assurance, maintain consistency across teams, and remove technical impediments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of professional experience.
- Experience developing and maintaining embedded software on processors or microcontrollers in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
- Experience working in Linux and modifying and maintaining Linux kernel root file systems.
- Experience developing multithreaded applications.
- Strong knowledge of CMake and Google Test.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, with U.S. citizenship required.
- Preferred experience includes RTOS systems, Linux device drivers, embedded Linux, embedded-target troubleshooting, real-time software, bare-metal development, x86 and ARM architectures, FPGAs, Linux kernel development, and Git or Subversion.
Benefits
- 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 may be available.
- Eligible employees may participate in annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- Onsite position in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
- The role requires an active and existing DoD Secret clearance after day one.
- The application window is expected to remain open for approximately 40 days from the posting date, subject to change.
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.