Senior Software Engineer (Onsite)

Pratt & Whitney; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company seeks a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their Air Traffic Control systems. You will work with a talented team, focusing on software development and integration in a collaborative environment. This role offers opportunities to learn new technologies and improve skills in a dynamic field.

Benefits

Flexible work weeks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee Assistance Plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience or 3 years with an advanced degree.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead software team to design, develop, integrate, and test software updates.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Unix/Linux

SQL

bash/ksh

Education

Degree in STEM

Tools

ClearCase/ClearQuest

Git

Jira

Bitbucket

Eclipse

VSCode

JetBrain

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-03-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA803: Marlborough, MA Building 3 1001 Boston Post Road Building 3, Marlborough, MA, 01752 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join our Connected Aviation Solutions– Air Traffic Solutions Software Engineering Department supporting the AutoTrac ALPHA portfolio. The ATS Software Engineering department consists of 120+ Software Engineers that are developing and supporting several of our Air Traffic Control Systems worldwide.

The AutoTrac ALPHA Portfolio consists of multiple product line baselines such as: AutoTrac II (AT2), AutoTrac III (AT3), and AutoTrac IV (AT4). Located in Australia, India, Hong Kong and other global locations, this team provides both warranty support as well as new feature development. Our programs are safety-of-life air traffic management systems we have developed for the FAA and international Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) for use by air traffic controllers controlling civil and military aviation.

This is an opportunity to learn new COTS, tools, processes, and methodologies as you focus on improving your skills to support, design, develop, integrate, and test operational software components throughout the Agile software development life cycle.

What You Will Do

• You will lead the software team to design, develop, integrate and test operational and non-operational software updates for our AutoTrac Product Lines (AT2, AT3, AT4) software baselines.
• You will work in a highly collaborative team environment, requiring frequent multi-level communication with other engineering domain team members, PMO program management, and external stakeholders.
• You will make complex fixes to solve problems or create significant enhancements in the AutoTrac Product Line software baselines
• You will update software process documentation, work instructions, test plans, test procedures, system and software requirement specification and associated technical manuals needed to meet ATS SED’s high maturity level software engineering standards and processes.
• You will lead agile associated processes and procedures to improve daily standups, sprint planning, sprint feature development, retrospectives, back log grooming and story pointing while using Atlassian tool suite.
• You will collaborate with the software team members and team leadership to support cost and schedule.

What You Will Learn

• Portions of our international Air Traffic Control System Product Line software baselines are written in the DoD Ada programming language. If unfamiliar with Ada, you will gain experience in trouble shooting issues, resolving issues and developing new software features in Ada in an existing Ada software product baseline.
• During the development, integration and testing of your software, you will learn how air traffic controllers use our Air Traffic Control System software.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle using C/C++, Java, and/or Python
• Experience programming in a Unix/Linux based development environment.
• Experience in software testing, debugging source code including ClearCase/ClearQuest, Git, Jira, and/or Bitbucket for configuration management and workflow management.
• Experience with SQL, bash/ksh, and/or command line scripting.
• U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with object-oriented technology and programming languages.
• Knowledge of Red Hat Linux.
• Experience with commercial or open-source test automation tools, environments, and frameworks (Jenkins, Grafana dashboards, Gherkin/Cucumber, Selenium, CUnit/Junit, kickstart)
• Experienced in using integrated software development tools (Eclipse, VSCode, JetBrain)
• Knowledge of agile, continuous development/continuous integration (CD/CI), and automated testing concepts and test-driven development (TDD).
• Familiar with database, database schemas and entity relationship models (Postgress/SQL Server)
• Familiarity with advanced memory management and multi-threading techniques supportive of real time processing of large volumes of data.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40; Flexible work Hours: Core hours, Modified time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays, vision systems, and comprehensive digital solutions for global government, commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers, crews, and militaries, from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world, one flight at a time. Start your application today.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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