Senior Principal Software Engineer, Avionics Displays

RTX; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer for our Display Products Department in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will design, develop, and verify display software across bare metal and RTOS platforms, contributing to safety-critical avionics.

You will lead cert efforts per DO-178, mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate across teams. Relocation assistance may be available. This role offers growth in a world‑leading aerospace company.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree.
• Embedded C++, bare-metal application, BSP, or platform-level software experience.
• RTOS experiences such as LynxOS, VxWorks, or Green Hills.
• Experience certifying software packages to DO-178 B/C Levels A or B.
• Experience qualifying software tools to DO-330.
• Excellent problemsolving and decision-making skills, including the ability to think critically and understand the impact of decisions beyond the boundaries of the immediate problem.
• Demonstrated success as a leader, includingstrong communicationskills, coaching skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated the ability to drive changes and best practices to peers.
• Experienceidentifyingand managing risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Certification Compliance: You will help define development plans, ensure compliance with DO-178 and other certification requirements, and lead certification efforts through audits.
• LeadTechnicalSolutions: Youwill provide technical leadership to software teams and drive high-quality solutionswith technicalexpertiseand architectural inputs.
• Provide Guidance: You will provide guidance and coaching to engineers looking to grow their software skills.
• Ensure Consistency: You will ensure consistency with Collins Aerospace technical engineering processes.
• Drive Best Practices: You will drive best practicesto software teams and execution of software projects.
• Communicate Effectively: You will communicate technical progress, risks,andopportunitiesclearly and concisely.

Skills

Embedded C++

RTOS

DO-178

DO-330

Leadership

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

DOORS

PREP

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer for our Display Products Department in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will design, develop, and verify display software across bare metal and RTOS platforms, contributing to safety-critical avionics.

You will lead cert efforts per DO-178, mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate across teams. Relocation assistance may be available. This role offers growth in a world‑leading aerospace company.