Remote Principal Embedded Systems Engineer

Prattwhitney; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

RTX's Collins Aerospace Interiors division seeks a senior embedded software leader for a remote U.S.-based role. You will guide program-level technical strategy for embedded software, drive architecture decisions, and ensure repeatable platform behavior across hardware and software integration.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and safety teams, apply Agile methods, and contribute to design artifacts, tests, and deployment pipelines.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and 8+ years of relevant embedded software experience.
• Experience with embedded C and at least one scripting language (Python, Perl) for automation.
• Experience with board bring-up, diagnostics, or low-level HAL development.
• Experience with hardware-software integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead program-level technical strategy for embedded software.
• Design software for complex embedded systems and solve technical problems.
• Guide system architecture and review designs for soundness and maintainability.
• Define and improve development processes, workflows, and documentation.
• Produce high-quality design artifacts, tests, integration guides, and training material.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, safety to ensure reliable platform behavior.
• Utilize Agile development methods, automation tools, and CI/CD pipelines to drive delivery.

Skills

embedded C development

scripting languages

software architecture design

Education

STEM degree + 8+ years experience

Advanced degree + 5+ years experience

Tools

Git-based workflows

CI/CD pipelines

Automated test frameworks

Agile development tools

Job description

RTX's Collins Aerospace Interiors division seeks a senior embedded software leader for a remote U.S.-based role. You will guide program-level technical strategy for embedded software, drive architecture decisions, and ensure repeatable platform behavior across hardware and software integration.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and safety teams, apply Agile methods, and contribute to design artifacts, tests, and deployment pipelines.