Principal Software Engineer - Onsite, Secret Clearance

BranchFactor; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with matches

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, RTX company, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Cedar Rapids to join the Platform Services Software Team. You will develop, integrate, and demonstrate software solutions for defense applications, with emphasis on signal processing, networking, and PNT/EW/RF systems.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to advance DevOps practices, maintain software configuration management, and deliver technically complex projects for mission-critical operations worldwide.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• 5+ years experience developing in modern programming languages (e.g. C++, Java) in a Linux environment
• 5+ years experience with rapid prototyping and development of software solutions
• 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

Responsibilities

• Participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of software to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems
• Design, code, test, integrate, and document software solutions
• Participate in internal review of software components and systems
• Collaborate with project managers and other professionals within Engineering
• Follow established development practices and processes to maintain the configuration management of software products
• Participate in the advancement of the software development environment and DevOps practices within Engineering
• Design and develop innovative solutions for communication, navigation, radar and electronic warfare applications
• Derive requirements for new concepts and systems from overall project goals
• Develop, champion and pursue new approaches and solutions
• Collaborate closely across multi-disciplinary teams to rapidly identify and implement innovative, effective solutions
• Create and deliver technical presentations that articulate design approaches and their relevance to project objectives
• Support assigned tasks with accountability for technical execution, cost, schedule, and design-to-cost/manufacturability targets
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Skills

C++

Java

Linux

Python

Rapid prototyping

OOP design

Multithreading

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Git

JIRA

Job description

Collins Aerospace, RTX company, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Cedar Rapids to join the Platform Services Software Team. You will develop, integrate, and demonstrate software solutions for defense applications, with emphasis on signal processing, networking, and PNT/EW/RF systems.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to advance DevOps practices, maintain software configuration management, and deliver technically complex projects for mission-critical operations worldwide.