Onsite Embedded Software Engineer II - Aerospace/Defense

RTX; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a software engineer for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will design, code, integrate, and test real-time embedded software for missiles, launchers, radars, and naval fire control systems.

Join a fast-paced agile team across the full software development lifecycle, advancing real-time systems and DevOps practices. This position requires a Master’s degree in a STEM field and experience with C/C++ and embedded software.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM major obtained by start date.
• Experience developing, building, or debugging software applications utilizing C, C++, or another object‑oriented programming language.
• Experience with hardware‑software integration, embedded system testing, or bench‑level software debugging.
• Experience developing software using object‑oriented principles and the practical application of common data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the derivation of software requirements, architecture design, implementation, and verification of real‑time embedded software and application tools.
• Design, code, test, and integrate high‑reliability software solutions utilizing C, C++, and object‑oriented programming methodologies.
• Execute hardware‑software integration, bench debugging, and testing on embedded targets and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) environments.
• Participate actively in internal peer code reviews, software component design reviews, and technical trade studies.
• Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware designers, and project managers to align requirements, constraints, and interface definitions.
• Follow established software engineering processes and configuration management practices to deliver robust, mission‑critical work products.

Skills

C/C++

Object-oriented programming

Embedded software testing

Education

Master’s degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Engineering (STEM)

Tools

FreeRTOS

VxWorks

Embedded Linux

Job description

RTX is seeking a software engineer for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will design, code, integrate, and test real-time embedded software for missiles, launchers, radars, and naval fire control systems.

Join a fast-paced agile team across the full software development lifecycle, advancing real-time systems and DevOps practices. This position requires a Master’s degree in a STEM field and experience with C/C++ and embedded software.