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Principal Software Engineer - Fixed Wing

RTX

$101,000 - $203,000
Aug 29, 2025
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
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Develop world-class Avionics platforms that are critical to aircraft flights and missions, creating high quality products that meet rigid safety and airworthiness standards for flight.

Requirements

  • ADA language experience
  • MATLAB Simulink experience (Model Based Development)
  • Collins Aerospace’s Flight2 experience.
  • AGILE development experience.
  • DO-178 (or similar) certification-based development experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and maintaining of flight-critical embedded display software for military avionics displays supporting programs such as E-2D, KC-135, AWACS, C-130, and beyond.
  • Identify the root cause of moderate to complex software issues using appropriate debug and analysis tools.
  • Clearly summarize encountered technical software issues to project leadership in a timely fashion.
  • Work autonomously with limited oversight from manager.
  • Expand your knowledge base on various software and system components to be able to support potential software development tasks.
  • Assist an engineering team by organizing tasks, coordinating team efforts, asking questions, communicating status, raising issues, brainstorming ideas, helping others, practicing active listening, and promoting a collaborative environment.

Other

  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
  • Current or previous experience within Avionics (development or usage).
  • Experience with software development or testing experience.
  • Up to 10% of travel both domestic and global as needed.