Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Tential Solutions; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead small software teams and design robust, scalable software for a high-availability aviation network. You will determine software architecture from system requirements and collaborate across engineering, test, and field operations to deliver complex air-ground communications solutions.

Ideal candidates have strong leadership, experience with real-time embedded systems, and a solid background in software architecture.

Qualifications

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to create an architectural vision and successfully lead a team in its implementation.
• Strong understanding of architecture design principles and governance.
• Prior experience as a software architect for a real-time embedded system.
• Experience with software architecture tools and techniques.
• Experience with a variety of messaging and communication protocols.
• Experience with High-Availability systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform full life-cycle software development including designing system and software solutions; supporting implementation, integration, acceptance testing and deployment.
• Lead highly technical software engineering teams on challenging software upgrades and features.
• Provide analysis for the decomposition of technical system level requirements into sub-system software requirements and design.
• Support a large-scale global aviation network infrastructure with heavy design focus in redundancy, high availability, and security.
• Develop software for air-ground/ground-ground communication, positional data processing, transport/routing/link layer protocols, radio interfaces, hardware/OS customization, and remote deployment capabilities.
• Collaborate with system engineering/performance, network engineering, system acceptance and field operation teams.
• Provide support for product deployment, field monitoring, troubleshooting and operator trainings.

Skills

US work authorization

Architectural vision & leadership

Architecture design principles

Real-time embedded systems

Software architecture tools

Messaging protocols

High availability

Education

STEM degree + experience or advanced degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

RDBMS expertise

Job description

Our strategic unit with Collins, Connected Aviation Solutions (CAS), provides advanced information management systems, products and services that enable the connected aviation ecosystem by bringing together Collins’ unique breadth of aviation products with our smart digital solutions to help us enhance every aspect of the end-to-end travel experience. The Network and Connectivity Engineering (NCE) Team within CAS Engineering has the responsibility Air Traffic Control and Airline operational data on a secure, high-availability communication system between aircraft and their airline hosts systems and Civil Aviation Authorities. This worldwide communication system consists of diverse technologies including RF, private WAN networking, Network Management, Data Analytics, Embedded Communication Protocols, Mobility management algorithms, and High Availability/Disaster Recovery solutions. Over the next 5 years the GlobaLink Team, working in a highly hybrid collaborative environment that foster employee engagement and teamwork, will be engineering the modernization and overhaul of the world’s largest Air-to-Ground airline operation and air traffic communication system.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support our aviation communication development needs. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for leading small software teams in developing the software architecture and development plans, performing project estimations, troubleshooting, interfacing with other software teams as well as the systems design and test teams, and integrating other teams’ work. From system requirements, determine the appropriate software architecture and designs for a complex, high-availability system, and prepare design review material for the review team. Develop robust, scalable, performance driven software to be deployed on large scale communication system components while following established development practices and processes. Improve code quality by conducting software integration, verification, and performing code reviews. This is an ideal role for anyone who enjoys leading software solutions and/or is interested in a leadership role in in the future.?YOU will play a pivotal role in this high growth and high visibility area of the Collins Aerospace company.

What YOU Will Do

• You will perform full life-cycle software development including designing system and software solutions; supporting implementation, integration, acceptance testing and deployment.
• You will lead highly technical software engineering teams on challenging software upgrades and features.
• You will provide analysis for the decomposition of technical system level requirements into sub-system software requirements and design.
• You will support a large-scale global aviation network infrastructure with heavy design focus in redundancy, high availability, and security.
• You will develop software for air-ground/ground-ground communication, positional data processing, transport/routing/link layer protocols, radio interfaces, hardware/OS customization, and remote deployment capabilities.
• You will collaborate closely with system engineering/performance, network engineering, system acceptance and field operation teams.
• You will provide support for product deployment, field monitoring, troubleshooting and operator trainings.
• You will participate in lab/field integration and industry activities with avionics vendors, Satellite Service Providers, Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) from domestic US, Europe and Asia.
• You will utilize a mature ISO/SEI CMMI compliant process to produce all work products.
• You will support project leadership, project planning, execution, monitoring and closure activities.
• You will develop technical product roadmaps depicting the steps anticipated to migrate from the current state to the targeted future state.

What YOU Will Learn

• You will learn how to design solutions and lead innovative software systems that will drive the next generation of growth for the aviation industry.
• You will learn to deliver new complex software features to customers in alignment with product road maps.
• You will learn the aviation market and how communication systems are critical to airline operations.
• You will grow your professional skills by being trained on ACARS and ATN in which Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) messages.
• You will learn to develop solutions with cross discipline engineering teams.
• You will learn to represent Collins Aerospace in industry forums Implementing architectural changes and customer-driven enhancements to complex systems. Complex systems typically involved multiple servers, interfaces, networks, and databases. Experience with full life-cycle – development, test, implementation, and long-term support.

Education & Experience

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

Skills You Must Have

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.
• Ability to create an architectural vision and successfully lead a team in its implementation.
• Strong understanding of architecture design principles and governance.
• Prior experience as a software architect for a real-time embedded system.
• Experience with software architecture tools and techniques.
• Experience with a variety of messaging and communication protocols.
• Experience with High-Availability systems.

Skills We Value

• Knowledge of the commercial aviation industry.
• Linux, Network Protocols, High Availability and Security.
• The ideal candidate will have experience using disciplined development processes in a team environment.
• Expertise in Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) solutions, such as Postgres, or similar technologies.
• Aerospace knowledge and experience.
• Proven communication and collaboration skills to work across internal and external customers (government and commercial).

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Connected Aviation Solutions

Our Connected Aviation Solutions team provides advanced information management systems, products and services that enable the connected ecosystem by bringing together Collins’ unique breadth of aviation, surface transportation and critical infrastructure products with our smart digital solutions to help us enhance every aspect of the end-to-end travel experience. We help airlines, airports, business aircraft and rail operators turn data into value to streamline operations, increase efficiency and reduce cost, enhance the passenger experience, and contribute to sustainable flight. Aviation connects the world. Our Connected Aviation Solutions team connects aviation. Sustainably. Seamlessly. Securely.