Sr Principal Software Engineer

About

Collins Aerospace Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) Engineering seeks a Sr Principal Software Engineer to join the Platform Services Software Team who’s ready to make an impact. Our team solves defense customers’ toughest problems through rapidly developing, integrating, and demonstrating software solutions that employ cutting-edge signal processing and networking innovations. We pride ourselves on creativity, facing challenging and complex problems head on, and pushing the limits of the possible – all to provide the Warfighter with the most responsive and disruptive capabilities that navigate the intersection of communications; position, navigation & timing (PNT); cyber space; and other radio frequency (RF) systems.

Here, you’ll collaborate with top-tier engineers and industry experts, leveraging advanced technologies to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Whether you're building on trusted systems or breaking ground on new innovations, your contributions will directly support mission-critical operations across the globe. This role will be an individual contributor with no direct reports.

What YOU Will Do

• Lead Embedded Software Engineering Excellence: Spearhead the full lifecycle of embedded software engineering, from initial concept through development and deployment, ensuring innovative and efficient solutions at every phase
• Drive Technical Proposals and Program Cost Estimation: Take ownership of leading and coordinating the creation of technical proposals, including detailed program-level cost estimates, during the bid and proposal cycle, ensuring competitive and accurate submissions
• Architect and Design Software Systems: Lead software teams in defining and delivering robust software architectures and designs, with a focus on both technical excellence and alignment with program cost, schedule, and strategic goals
• Translate Customer Requirements into Seamless Solutions: Ensure the seamless transformation of customer requirements into comprehensive, system-wide solutions that account for technical feasibility, timelines, and budget constraints, delivering optimal outcomes
• Drive Program Performance Management: Utilize your expertise to estimate, track, and communicate program performance metrics, including cost, schedule, and risk, ensuring alignment with earned value management and program goals
• Proactively Identify and Mitigate Risks: Leverage your experience and industry best practices to identify potential challenges, proactively mitigate risks, and implement solutions that keep the program on track and within scope

What YOU Will Learn

• You will have opportunity to learn and grow knowledge within the Cross Domain Solutions & gain niche skills enabling you to be unique in all you do
• You will gain valuable experience & an opportunity to lead, including roles such as Subject Matter Expert, Scrum Master, Product Owner, CAM, and Software Lead
• You can take flight to becoming a subject matter expert, architect, and leader in embedded software

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• 5+ years experience developing in modern programming languages (e.g. C++, Java) in a Linux environment

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with multi-threaded real-time embedded applications
• Prior experience leading proposals and bidding exercises utilizing the SEER parametric estimation tool
• Experience with Agile development methodology
• Experience architecting complex software solutions
• Experience decomposing customer requirements for software teams
• Ability to mentor/execute the role of Scrum Master or Product Owner
• Background and/or knowledge of cross domain solutions

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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
• Eligible for relocation
• And more!

About the Role

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. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. 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.

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form -- with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Salary Information

The salary range for this role is $132,400 USD - $251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. 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.

Additional Benefits Information

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.