Associate Director, Embedded Software Engineering (Secret Clearance)

Collins Aerospace; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 157,200 - 298,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking an Associate Director of Software Engineering in Marlborough to lead cross-functional teams on complex software initiatives. You will oversee architecture, design, integration, testing, and field support in a high-stakes, security-sensitive environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior engineers, collaborating across engineering disciplines, and advancing software process maturity per SEI standards while upholding DoD security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in Software Engineering to include experience working various phases of the software development lifecycle
• Prior experience in a technical or team leadership role, such as SW Architect, SW Lead etc
• Experience with Software Development Using C++
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded programming, processor/board architecture and design
• Applied experience in Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D)
• Working knowledge of Linux, VxWorks or other Real time operating systems
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment that requires communication with other engineering disciplines, Program, and external stakeholders
• Mentoring experience with junior engineers
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience

Responsibilities

• Participate on collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams, often employing agile software development techniques
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of product development, from architecture and design, through integration, test, and field support
• Work and learn the highest software engineering process maturity level as recognized by the Software Engineering Institute

Skills

C++

RTOS

Embedded systems

UML

OOAD

Linux

Team leadership

Security clearance

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Jenkins

DevOps

SysML

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking an Associate Director of Software Engineering in Marlborough to lead cross-functional teams on complex software initiatives. You will oversee architecture, design, integration, testing, and field support in a high-stakes, security-sensitive environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior engineers, collaborating across engineering disciplines, and advancing software process maturity per SEI standards while upholding DoD security requirements.