Lead Engineer (Hybrid)

RTX (Raytheon); Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexible and supportive work model

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Bengaluru offers a hybrid Lead Engineer role focused on safety-critical embedded software. You will develop and verify complex software across the SDLC, translating customer requirements into robust specifications and architectures.

Join a team redefining aviation avionics, working with cross-functional groups to ensure compliance with aerospace certification standards and delivering mission-critical solutions for modern aircraft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, CS or Electronics.
• 4–7 years in embedded software development.
• 4+ years in aerospace software cert standards: DO-178, ARP4754A.
• 3+ years with avionics protocols: ARINC 429/653/615A, AFDX.
• 4+ years in software lifecycle, requirements, verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate safety-critical embedded software applications.
• Lead SDLC activities across projects.
• Analyze requirements and derive high- and low-level software specs.
• Define software architecture and verification strategies.
• Create and review test plans and validation procedures.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace certification standards.
• Collaborate with Systems Eng., V&V, Certification, and Program Mgmt.

Skills

Embedded software development

Software lifecycle processes

Requirements engineering

Verification & validation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/CS/Electronics

Tools

C++

Scripting languages

Flight Management Systems (FMS)

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-16

Country: India

Location: IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Lead Engineer (Hybrid) - Safety-Critical Embedded Software

Shape the Future of Aerospace with Collins Aerospace

At RTX , one of the world's largest aerospace and defense companies, over 185,000 innovators are driven by a shared purpose-to solve the world's toughest engineering challenges and create technologies that connect and protect people around the globe.

As part of Collins Aerospace , you'll join a team that's redefining the future of aviation through advanced avionics, intelligent systems, and safety-critical technologies. Our solutions power virtually every aircraft in the sky, enabling safer, smarter, and more efficient flight.

If you're passionate about building mission-critical embedded software that meets the highest standards of safety and reliability, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

What You'll Do

• Develop and validate complex safety-critical embedded software applications.
• Lead software development across the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Analyze customer and system requirements, translating them into high-level and low-level software requirements.
• Define software architecture, design approaches, and verification strategies.
• Develop and review software test plans, test cases, and validation procedures.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace certification standards and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Certification, and Program Management.
• Drive technical excellence while mentoring engineers and contributing to continuous process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related STEM discipline.
• 4-7 years of experience in embedded software development, preferably within the aerospace or other safety-critical industries.
• 4+ Years of Strong knowledge of aerospace software certification standards:
  DO-178
  ARP4754A
• 3+ Years of Solid understanding of avionics communication protocols:
  ARINC 429
  AFDX
  ARINC 653
  ARINC 615A
• 4+ Years of Strong expertise in software lifecycle processes, requirements engineering, and verification methodologies.
• 3+ Years of Experience deriving software requirements from customer and system-level requirements.
• 4+ Years of Proven experience defining software verification and validation strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ Years of Hands-on embedded software development experience using C++.
• Programming experience in embedded systems and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of Flight Management Systems (FMS).
• Exposure to aerospace certification and regulatory compliance processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Why Join Collins Aerospace?

At Collins Aerospace, your work directly impacts millions of passengers and defense personnel worldwide. You'll collaborate with some of the industry's brightest minds to solve complex engineering challenges while advancing technologies that make aviation safer and more sustainable.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Group Health, Life & Personal Accident Insurance
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)
• 18 days annual vacation plus 12 days contingency leave
• Leave Travel Allowance (LTA)
• Car Lease Program
• Fuel & Maintenance reimbursement
• Driver wage support
• Meal vouchers
• Employee Scholar Program
• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Learning, leadership, and career growth opportunities
• Inclusive culture that values innovation and collaboration

Be Part of What's Next

At Collins Aerospace, we're not just building aerospace systems-we're redefining what's possible. If you're ready to work on technologies that shape the future of flight, we'd love to hear from you.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.