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Principal Software Engineer (ONSITE)

Collins Aerospace

$101,000 - $203,000
Dec 20, 2025
Fulton, MD, US
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Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive the design, architecture, and development of new software systems and products, utilizing technologies such as Java, C++, Angular, GraphQL, REST, Kafka, and Typescript, to solve customers' toughest challenges in the global aerospace and defense industry.

Requirements

  • Relevant work experience in software development using object oriented programming languages such as Java or C++.
  • Relevant work experience with full life cycle development including software requirements, design, development, debug and test.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals: such as data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, information retrieval.
  • Direct hands on individual experience with GraphQL, REST, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Postgresql, Docker, Kubernetes, Angular, Typescript, HTML/CSS, among many other programming languages and related technologies.
  • Demonstrated skills with C++ related Technologies: Boost/STL/Standard C++ Library/etc .
  • Experience developing software in a Linux environment
  • Experience with managing cyber security processes including vulnerability assessments.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design, architecture, and development of critical capabilities in an active Agile environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to coordinate the activities of multiple engineers working on a program, ensuring successful technical execution and delivery of solutions for the customer.
  • Proactive leadership skills – proven ability to recognize issues early and to lead and motivate teams by making smaller, decisive corrections to avoid larger problems.
  • Adept at communicating (verbal and written) with all levels within and outside the company, ability to prepare and deliver presentations/summaries which appropriately address the intended audience.
  • Work in a highly collaborate team environment to design, architect and innovate software solutions.
  • Developing, assessing and validating complex mathematical solutions such as track filters, track correlation algorithms, and weapon engagement algorithms, for sensors and/or C2 programs.
  • Experience with Container Orchestration implementation such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Other

  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
  • DoD Clearance: Secret
  • 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
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees