Principal Software Engineer, Real-time Embedded, Onsite

Prattwhitney; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 118,300 - 224,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Paid time off

401(k) match

Job summary

Prattwhitney is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Electronic Warfare to provide technical leadership in Goleta, CA. Responsibilities include integrating complex software and systems solutions and driving innovation from architecture through testing.

Minimum qualifications include a STEM degree and 8 years of relevant software experience. The position offers a competitive salary range from $118,300 to $224,900, along with comprehensive benefits and a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software design, development, integration, and testing.
• Experience with embedded Linux or Windows for real-time applications.
• Capacity to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with integrated product teams.
• Plan, design, test, and integrate software and systems solutions.
• Drive innovation of new products from design through testing.

Skills

C/C++ software design

Embedded microprocessors

Real-time applications on embedded platforms

Agile development processes

Education

Degree in STEM

Tools

Visual Studio

Jenkins

Jira

Job description

Principal Software Engineer – Electronic Warfare

Location: 6380 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA (ON SITE)

Security Clearance: U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance required.

What You Will Do

• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with cross‑disciplinary integrated product teams, using agile development practices.
• Plan, specify, design, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions for electronic warfare products.
• Drive invention and innovation of new products and technologies from architecture and design through integration, lab, and field testing.
• Develop software and FPGA level interface requirements derived from system‑level specifications, perform simulations, analysis, and laboratory testing.
• Work in an advanced product development environment with systems, firmware, electrical, and software engineers.
• Root‑cause issues and develop creative resolutions in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Travel for business as required.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Degree in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in software design, development, integration, and testing using C/C++.
• Experience with embedded microprocessors, SoC software design, FPGAs, high‑speed transceivers, DDR, flash memories, block diagrams, signal analysis, and signal generation.
• Experience developing real‑time applications on embedded platforms – bare‑metal (no‑OS), embedded Linux, or Windows.
• Capacity to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing Secret security clearance.
• Knowledge of Electronic Warfare, Electronic Attack/Electronic Support, Radar, or Secure Communications technologies.
• Experience with .NET C#, WPF, and MVVM.
• Tool familiarity: Visual Studio, Vitis, TortoiseSVN, Jenkins, Jira, Collaborator.
• DevSecOps experience with pipeline toolsets.
• Lab experience with logic analyzers, high‑speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, and SoC debugging tools.
• Experience with bus and interface standards such as VME, PCI, PCIe, VPX, or Gb Ethernet.
• Experience across all software lifecycle phases (architecture, requirements analysis, design, implementation, verification, integration, maintenance).
• Exposure to Radar technology, machine languages, and machine learning.
• Experience in Agile development processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $118,300 – $224,900 USD.
• Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, and retirement benefits.
• Paid time off, holidays, and flexible work schedules.
• Career development and recognition programs.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Employee assistance program and employee scholar program.
• Childcare and parental leave benefits.
• 401(k) match and flexible spending accounts.
• Eligibility for incentive compensation programs based on performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. RTX provides affirmative action for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

More information about security clearances can be found on the U.S. Department of State website: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm