Senior Embedded Platform Engineer — Secure Boot & SoC

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Cedar Rapids seeks a Senior Embedded Platform Software Engineer to join the foundation software team. You will help develop secure, deterministic platform control software for advanced SoCs, covering early-boot, platform security, hardware bring-up, system health monitoring, and fault detection.

This role offers growth into leadership, with opportunities to shape platform architecture, lead development initiatives, and impact avionics technology.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree and 3+ years experience or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Embedded software development for complex SoC including hands-on development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and embedded systems design.
• Experience in RTOS environments and low-level platform software such as board bring-up and HALs.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded platform software for processor control, power-management flows, and ASIC state coordination.
• Implement secure boot orchestration components and cryptographic validation routines.
• Design and bring up low-level drivers, HAL layers, diagnostics, and platform initialization software.
• Work in virtual development environments (simulation, emulation, virtual platforms, FPGA prototypes).
• Collaborate with subcontract suppliers for bootloader and early-boot software development.
• Review, validate, and integrate supplier deliverables into the platform software stack.
• Coordinate with OS and BSP vendors to configure RTOS components.
• Debug and root-cause hardware/software interaction issues.
• Operate in CI/CD pipelines and automated build/test environments.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and tooling.
• Document designs and support coding standards; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

RTOS experience

Debugging skills

Education

Bachelor's in STEM or advanced degree

Tools

BSP integration

Board bring-up

HAL development

Job description

RTX in Cedar Rapids seeks a Senior Embedded Platform Software Engineer to join the foundation software team. You will help develop secure, deterministic platform control software for advanced SoCs, covering early-boot, platform security, hardware bring-up, system health monitoring, and fault detection.

This role offers growth into leadership, with opportunities to shape platform architecture, lead development initiatives, and impact avionics technology.