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Principal Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$107.5K - $204.5K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer
RTX
Role Description Collins Aerospace is looking for a Principal Software Engineer ready to shape the future. Join our Integrated Flight – Advanced Flight Management Engineering team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play a key role in building the next era of aviation. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll leverage the latest in AI-driven development to build the precision, safety, and intelligence behind tomorrow’s commercial, business, and military Flight Decks. You won’t just be supporting technology; you’ll be shaping it—engineering avionics solutions trusted in the most demanding environments on the planet. What you will do: - Design, develop, and optimize embedded flight management software applications used in commercial and military platforms. - Design and implement modular and reusable Flight Management product line software. - Lead the teams in developing the physics-based software related to aircraft performance. - Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight-test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements. Qualifications - 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. - Applied experience of software development using C++, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D). - Experience in developing physics-based software and modeling the aircraft performance using modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink and other flight simulation tools. Requirements - Working knowledge and application of neural networks in aerospace domain. - Working experience with DevOps, Jenkins, and automated testing. - Familiar with tools such as GIT, JIRA, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Jama. 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, 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. - And more!
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