Senior Embedded Linux Engineer (DoD Clearance)

RTX (Raytheon); Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Cedar Rapids to develop embedded Linux solutions for mission systems. You will own the Linux ecosystem, drive kernel and BSP work, and collaborate across hardware and software teams to deliver secure, high‑reliability software for defense applications.

The role requires a STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years, and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) plus 5+ years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience as a command line user of Linux.
• Experience in embedded C/C++.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash and Python).
• Experience with board bring-up and target hardware integration.
• Experience debugging with hardware schematics, logic analyzers, and Wireshark.
• Experience with Git and SVN version control systems; Buildroot familiarity; Linux BSP packaging and development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and enhance the embedded Linux OS ecosystem and maintain build toolchain, kernel, root filesystem, bootloader, drivers, and BSP.
• Contribute to the design, coding, testing, and support of embedded Linux software systems.
• Assist in root cause analysis and resolution of hardware-software issues.
• Prepare software builds for simulation, reference platforms, and target hardware.
• Apply Collins Aerospace processes and tools to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for changes and problem reports.

Skills

Linux command line

Embedded C/C++

Scripting Bash/Python

Board bring-up

Debugging with hardware tools

Git/SVN

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Buildroot

Linux BSP packaging

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Cedar Rapids to develop embedded Linux solutions for mission systems. You will own the Linux ecosystem, drive kernel and BSP work, and collaborate across hardware and software teams to deliver secure, high‑reliability software for defense applications.

The role requires a STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years, and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.