About the position
At Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, we’re working side-by-side with our customers and partners to dream, design and deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. Our Autonomy section is looking for an experienced Senior Principal Software Engineer to join our team. You will participate in collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams, employing agile software development techniques and resources to plan, design, develop, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions. You will work in a Technical Leadership of a software team, owning the software product and providing innovative solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. This role requires coordination with multiple programs to ensure a stable product line base that supports multiple products, maintaining a backlog to plan and track progress of feature development and issue resolution, and collaborating with the customer and user community to incorporate user feedback. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of product development, from architecture and design, through integration, flight test, and field support.
Responsibilities
- Participate in collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams.
- Employ agile software development techniques and resources.
- Plan, design, develop, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions.
- Work in a Technical Leadership of a software team.
- Own the software product providing innovative solutions.
- Coordinate with multiple programs to ensure a stable product line base.
- Maintain a backlog to plan and track progress of feature development and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with customer and user community to incorporate user feedback.
- Responsible for the full lifecycle of product development.
Requirements
- 10+ years of work-related experience with Software Engineering, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- Experience with designing and implementing a large-scale modularized, reusable product base that supports multiple products.
- Software development experience with C, C++, or related languages.
- Experience developing on Red Hat Linux or equivalent OS.
- Experience leading a software team using Agile software development practices.
- Willingness to travel to support system integration and test, customer events, and related external activities.
- Ability to work on site for lab integration and team collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with other team members, teammates, and disciplines.
- Strong communication skills with experience communicating or presenting to customers or stakeholders on software development progress and capabilities.
- 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.
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with all phases of software development: architecture, design, implementation, testing, system integration, and sustainment.
- Experience with Python, Git, Visual Studio Code, Jira, Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes, Boost, GCC compilers.
- Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and relevant tools.
- Knowledge of modeling and simulation frameworks.
- Experience developing and integrating with an open system architecture.
- Domain knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Network Communications, Datalinks and Platform Integration.
- Master of Science degree (M.S.) in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics or related field.
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.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional coverages including 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.
- 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.
