Principal Software Engineer - Military Flight Plan Server (Onsite)
RTX Corporation3 months ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop software for the Graphical Flight Plan Server team supporting fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft platforms.
- Implement and verify updates to flight management, graphical flight planning, and display software.
- Mentor development team members on software development best practices and complex technical challenges.
- Communicate plans and status to agile team members, internal stakeholders, and external customers.
- Coordinate shared-feature dependencies with platform engineering and other software domain teams.
- Lead knowledge-sharing activities through formal training and informal mentoring.
- Support programs through the full software development lifecycle from proposal inputs through production delivery.
Requirements
- STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree and at least 5 years of experience.
- Experience designing and developing deliverable production or consumer-facing software.
- Experience with embedded software development.
- Experience with Ada or C/C++.
- Python scripting experience.
- Preferred: defense or aerospace industry experience and DO-178 or similar certification-based development experience.
- Preferred: familiarity with ARINC 429, ARINC 661, Ethernet, UDP, and TCP protocols.
- Preferred: experience with graphical flight planning or flight display software.
- Preferred: agile software development experience and strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required to access information under the program or contract.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees, plus paid time off and holidays.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contributions, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, and optional pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, legal, and identity-theft coverages.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-planning support, and autism benefits.
- Employee assistance, wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, and child and elder care services.
- Onsite role in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; relocation may be available.
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.