Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer II — Onsite Tucson

RTX; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, implement, and test real‑time embedded software for missiles, launchers, radars, and naval fire control systems. You will work in a fast‑paced Agile team and contribute across the full software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes C/C++ development, real‑time constraints, and close collaboration with systems and hardware teams to deliver high‑reliability solutions for defense applications.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM major by start date.
• Experience with C, C++, or other object‑oriented languages.
• Experience with hardware‑software integration, embedded system testing, or bench‑level debugging.
• Experience with OO data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deriving software requirements, architecture design, implementation, and verification of real‑time embedded software and tools.
• Design, code, test, and integrate high‑reliability software solutions using C/C++.
• Execute hardware‑software integration and bench testing on embedded targets and HIL environments.
• Participate in internal code reviews and technical trade studies.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and project managers to align requirements.
• Follow software engineering processes to deliver robust, mission‑critical products.

Skills

C

C++

Object-oriented programming

Real-time embedded software

Hardware-software integration

Education

Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM major

Tools

RTOS: FreeRTOS/VxWorks/embedded Linux

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

LabVIEW

Git

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, implement, and test real‑time embedded software for missiles, launchers, radars, and naval fire control systems. You will work in a fast‑paced Agile team and contribute across the full software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes C/C++ development, real‑time constraints, and close collaboration with systems and hardware teams to deliver high‑reliability solutions for defense applications.