Senior Software Engineer
Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Operations Optimization and Sustainment team. This role focuses on improving business systems and processes across Collins Aerospace through technical innovation, collaboration, and leadership. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to design scalable solutions, lead DevOps practices, and contribute to the architecture of analytics platforms and cloud-hosted applications.
This is a highly collaborative role requiring strong communication skills, technical expertise, and the ability to navigate a large, matrixed organization. The ideal candidate is a fast learner who thrives in dynamic environments and can translate complex business requirements into operationally explainable, statistically grounded tools.
What you will do:
- Design, build, and scale analytics platforms and applications:
- Custom web applications (Python/Flask/Linux, JavaScript/D3)
- Operator assist tools (Python)
- Data platform engineering (Python/Airflow/MySQL/Linux)
- IoT machine analytics (Kepware/Ignition)
- Lead and manage DevOps processes:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Jenkins CI/CD, GitHub, JIRA
- Oversee cloud-hosted application deployments and maintenance
- Ensure compliance and security aligned with regulatory standards (T1/T3)
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship across software initiatives
- Review production-bound code via pull requests (Git/GitHub)
- Contribute to agile development cycles and architectural design
- Build robust testing frameworks for new and existing deployments
- Analyze business requirements and deliver functional solutions
- Coordinate research and scope management across stakeholders
- Navigate complex organizational structures to drive cross-functional results.
Qualifications you must have:
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Experience with Python
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Jenkins CI/CD, GitHub, JIRA.
- Basic Cloud architect experience.
- Building and maintaining DevOps pipelines.
- Able to work well in a team environment with other developers.
What you will learn:
- How to scale analytics platforms in enterprise environments.
- Advanced DevOps workflows and CI/CD automation.
- Cloud deployment strategies in AWS and Azure.
- IoT integration and machine analytics using Ignition and Kepware.
- Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.
- Business systems architecture and regulatory compliance.
- Data engineering techniques using Airflow and SQL.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management in large organizations.
Qualifications we prefer:
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business.
- Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments
- Familiarity with SAP systems
- Agile/Scrum methodology experience
- Hands-on experience with Hadoop, Apache Spark, Databricks, Tableau (or equivalents)
- Collins Aerospace is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the aerospace and defense industry. Join us to help solve the toughest challenges in a rapidly evolving world.
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!
Do you want to be part of a new, exciting initiative to combine foundational IT with new digital technologies? Our Digital Technology team is driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information, and processes. From making aircraft more electric, intelligent and integrated to building new software platforms such as Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, there's no better place to be right now than in digital. If you're an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, then you're a perfect fit for this team. Join Collins Aerospace to help us revolutionize the aerospace industry today!
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.