Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RTX, through Collins Aerospace, develops mission systems for civilian, military, and government customers. The Senior Principal Software Engineer will provide senior technical leadership for the GPS-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service, focusing on architecture, embedded real-time software, system integration, complex problem resolution, and technical mentoring.
Responsibilities
- You will serve as senior technical authority for architecture, system design, performance, reliability, and integration across the GPNTS navigation system
- You will apply advanced technical expertise in C/C++ development for embedded, multi‑processor, real‑time systems, designing solutions that are robust, efficient, and secure
- You will contribute to the development of new principles, concepts, algorithms, and architectural patterns supporting mission‑critical navigation, timing, and sensor fusion
- You will resolve unusually complex technical issues requiring innovative, ingenious, and often original approaches
- You will determine and pursue long‑range technical objectives with minimal oversight; assignments frequently originate from your own analysis and initiative
- You will lead system‑level integration efforts involving embedded platforms, real‑time data feeds, navigation sensors, and shipboard networking environments
- You will conduct deep performance analysis, advanced debugging, fault identification, and root‑cause analysis on large distributed components
- You will develop and review high‑fidelity design documentation, interface specifications, architectural models, and engineering review packages
- You will provide engineering leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to junior and senior engineers, shaping development methods and engineering culture
- You will act as team spokesperson for advanced technical efforts, major system upgrades, or complex research and development projects
- You will advise program leadership and customers on architecture, system feasibility, technical trade studies, modernization planning, and advanced system applications
- You will recommend improvements to engineering processes, tools, and best practices; ensure soundness of technical judgment in software work products
Skills
- Experience in C/C++ with extensive experience developing software for embedded, multi‑processor, or real‑time systems
- Experience with software architecture, distributed systems, deterministic processing, and advanced debugging
- Experience with Linux development, systems programming, and Linux‑based tools or build systems
- Experience leading technical teams, influencing architecture, and guiding complex engineering efforts
- 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
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or related STEM field
- Experience designing or modernizing embedded, real‑time, networking, or distributed systems architectures
- Expertise building or maturing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar platforms
- Advanced application of secure coding principles, cybersecurity integration, or DevSecOps methodologies
- Experience developing large automated test infrastructures or simulation environments
- Experience integrating navigation sensors, timing signals, distributed messaging frameworks, or mission‑critical data fusion
- Experience guiding technical roadmaps, architectural refactoring, modernization, or long‑term sustainment strategies
- Prior customer‑facing technical leadership involving government stakeholders or program representatives
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence engineering strategy across teams and organizational layers
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus eligible
- 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, and ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Carrot Health for hormonal health, fertility, and family building
- 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
- May be eligible for Relocation
- Remote work arrangement
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