Senior Mission Systems Software Engineer - Secret Clearance

RTX; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Offered Based OnEligibility

Job summary

RTX is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Mission Systems Engineering Team in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. You will apply systems thinking to complex software challenges, design high-level system interfaces, and develop SRS documents for real-time embedded applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Systems, Software, Firmware and Hardware, with opportunities to lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers. Onsite in McKinney, TX; DoD Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or STEM and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience. Or an Advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with software architecture for complex system of systems, subsystem interface design, and software system integration and test.
• Experience with engineering and modeling tools (Cameo or Enterprise Architect and MS Visio), along with familiarity with MOSA standards including OMS and AMS-GRA.
• Experience developing, testing, and integrating real-time software applications in C++ or related software languages and experience with Linux, VxWorks, or other real-time operating systems.
• Product-domain experience in RF or EO/IR Sensors, Electronic Warfare, Effectors, Communications, Multi-domain Mission Systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems thinking to software engineering challenges including CONOPS development, V-model alignment, specification tree analysis, and system decomposition.
• Perform software high-level design at the System-of-Systems level and design, develop, and refine subsystem and platform interfaces for both hardware and software.
• Develop Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).
• Collaborate with Systems Architects, Technical Leads, and Senior Technical Fellows and cross-discipline teams on design exploration and problem solving.
• Architect, implement, test, and debug embedded real-time software in heterogeneous hardware, firmware, and software systems.
• Participate in major design reviews including PDR and CDR.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Occasional business travel may be required, up to 5%.
• Onsite role in McKinney, Texas, with local residency or relocation required.

Skills

Systems thinking

Software architecture

C++

Linux

Real-time OS

MOSA standards

Cameo

Enterprise Architect

MS Visio

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

Cameo

Enterprise Architect

MS Visio

Job description

RTX is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Mission Systems Engineering Team in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. You will apply systems thinking to complex software challenges, design high-level system interfaces, and develop SRS documents for real-time embedded applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Systems, Software, Firmware and Hardware, with opportunities to lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers. Onsite in McKinney, TX; DoD Secret clearance is required.