Principal Engineer - Software (Hybrid)

Prattwhitney; Karnataka; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal coupons

Group Health Insurance

Group Personal Accident Insurance

18 days vacation + 12 contingency days

Employee scholar programme

Work life balance

Car lease programme

National Pension Scheme

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in India is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join the CNS Traffic Surveillance engineering team. You will design, develop, integrate, verify, and certify embedded avionics software for safety-critical surveillance systems.

Collaborate with architects and systems engineers throughout the product lifecycle—from requirements and architecture through certification and deployment—while delivering high-quality, safety-critical solutions used worldwide.

Qualifications

• Design and implement embedded software for safety-critical surveillance systems.
• Develop and verify software in accordance with DO-178C DALB.
• Collaborate across requirements, architecture, and verification during product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for safety-critical surveillance systems.
• Develop tools and automation to improve software development and verification efficiency.
• Execute unit, integration, and system-level testing for embedded applications.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with DevOps teams.

Skills

C++

Python

Wind River VxWorks

Git

Visual Studio

Agile

Board-level debugging

SDLC knowledge

DO-178B/C

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/EE

Tools

RapiTest

Job description

At RTX, we're solving some of the world's most complex aerospace and defense challenges. With over 185,000 innovators worldwide, we're developing technologies that connect, protect, and transform the future. At Collins Aerospace, you'll be part of a team that's redefining intelligent avionics solutions for commercial and defense customers across the globe. If you're passionate about building safety‑critical embedded software and want your work to directly enhance the safety and efficiency of global air traffic, this is the opportunity for you.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our CNS Traffic Surveillance engineering team. In this role, you'll design, develop, integrate, verify, and certify next‑generation avionics software that powers mission‑critical surveillance systems. Working alongside experienced architects, systems engineers, and software experts, you'll contribute across the entire product lifecycle—from requirements and architecture through certification and deployment—while helping deliver high‑quality, safety‑critical solutions used worldwide.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for safety‑critical surveillance systems.
• Develop tools and automation that improve software development and verification efficiency.
• Develop and verify DO-178C DALB compliant software.
• Execute unit, integration, and system‑level testing for embedded applications.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and architects to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Participate in peer reviews of requirements, architecture, design, and source code to ensure software quality.
• Support certification activities, customer reviews, and regulatory audits.
• Analyze software defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive timely resolution.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps teams.
• Troubleshoot build, integration, and deployment issues.
• Drive continuous improvements in software quality, engineering processes, and automation.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics, or a related STEM discipline.
• 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience programming in C++ and Python.
• 6+ years of experience developing software on Wind River VxWorks or similar real‑time operating systems.
• Strong understanding of the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements, software design, implementation, integration, verification, and validation.
• 7+ years of experience with hardware/software integration and board‑level debugging.
• Experience with development tools including Git, Visual Studio, VxWorks, and RapiTest.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:
  • RTCA DO-178B/C software development and certification.
  • Avionics systems including Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS), Flight Management Systems (FMS), Flight Control Systems (FCS), and Cockpit Displays.
  • Air Traffic Surveillance products such as Transponder, TCAS, ADS-B In/Out, and Traffic Applications.
  • Software requirements analysis, traceability, and verification.
  • Avionics communication protocols including ARINC 429, ARINC 653, AFDX, CAN, and TCP/IP.

What Makes You Successful

• Brings 8+ years of strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving experience.
• Is passionate about building reliable, high‑quality embedded software.
• Collaborates effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Maintains exceptional attention to detail while delivering safety‑critical products.
• Makes sound technical decisions in complex engineering environments.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to innovate, automate, and improve engineering processes.

Why Join Collins Aerospace

Develop cutting‑edge avionics technologies that make global aviation safer. Solve complex technical challenges with world‑class engineering teams. Contribute to products trusted by airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and defense customers worldwide. Grow your career while working with advanced technologies in a collaborative, innovation‑driven environment. Make a lasting impact at one of the world's leading aerospace and defense companies.

Work Arrangement

This position is designated as a Hybrid role, offering a combination of Office and remote work based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant professional experience; or Master's degree in a related field with 8+ years of relevant professional experience; or Ph.D. in a related field with 6+ years of relevant professional experience.

Benefits

• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.
• Employee scholar programme.
• Work life balance.
• Car lease programme.
• National Pension Scheme - LTA - Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen. Note: Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India) Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

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.

Privacy Policy and Terms: RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.