Principal Software Engineer - Datalinks Software (onsite)

Principal Software Engineer - Datalinks Software (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. The Air Combat Test and Training (ACTT) engineering department is responsible for the design, analysis, test and certification of Air Combat Test and Training systems. The Datalinks Embedded Software team within the ACTT department is responsible for the development of the mesh networking waveform that links together the training participants with the mission commanders. The team is looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to support the expansion of our Air Combat system capabilities.

What You Will Do:

• Actively participate as a member of an agile development team.
• Effectively communicate with internal teams and leadership.
• Design, develop, review, and test new software features.
• Package software builds and deploy to an embedded target environment.
• Support integration and system test activities in a lab environment.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• Application software development experience.
• Experience coding in C++ and Python.
• Experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Experience with software configuration management (Git, SVN).
• Experience with software architecture and software design patterns.
• Experience investigating problems to root cause and championing corrective actions.
• Experience with mentoring and technical leadership.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with Modern C++ 14 (and newer).
• Experience debugging embedded systems.
• Experience with networking standards and communication protocol design.
• Experience with Agile development methodology.
• Experience working in Atlassian tools (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, Bamboo).
• Experience with CI/CD technologies.
• Experience with LVC communication standards (DIS, TENA, HLA).

Mission Systems: Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• And more!

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.