Senior Embedded Software Engineer
About the role
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, RTX offers capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. Join a fast‑growing software development team focused on creating new and innovative technologies to ensure the security of connected cyber‑physical systems. We are seeking experienced Software Engineers with expertise in embedded systems, communications products, signal processing, or cybersecurity to join our Resilient Connectivity Products team. In this role, you'll lead cutting‑edge cybersecurity research, develop innovative solutions for next‑generation connected platforms, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve some of the industry's most complex technical challenges. Our mission is to provide new, cutting‑edge technologies to warfighters at the speed of relevance. The ideal candidate excels at navigating open‑ended problems by rapidly prototyping and iterating upon solutions.
Responsibilities
- Support research and development projects focused on cyber security technologies.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams of hardware, software, communications, and systems engineers to develop, integrate, and evaluate cybersecurity technologies.
- Support technology demonstrations and testing to evaluate new cybersecurity solutions and capabilities.
- Assist with technical proposal preparation and government‑sponsored research and development activities.
- Collaborate with technology stakeholders across Collins and with customers to support project goals and objectives.
- Travel up to 10% of the time.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance (DoD TS/SCI; active and existing clearance required after day 1).
Qualifications
- Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience developing embedded software using object‑oriented design.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded software, communications, cybersecurity, or a related engineering discipline.
Skills
- Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization.
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or other mission‑critical industries.
- Active U.S. Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance (SCI eligibility preferred).
- Experience integrating/deploying software to system‑on‑a‑chip (SoC) hardware solutions.
- C/C++ and Python experience.
- Experience designing, developing, or securing software applications using modern software development practices.
- Exposure to working on or developing modern software development pipelines.
Benefits
- 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.