Senior Software Engineer - Tooling, Automation, and Verification Infrastructure

RTX (Raytheon); Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX’s Collins Aerospace Embedded Platform Software Tools & Enablement team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain engineering tools, automation pipelines, and test infrastructure for avionics software.

You will collaborate across Systems, Software, Hardware/FPGA, and Verification teams to enable certifiable workflows and streamline DO‑178C compliant processes. This role emphasizes tooling reliability and scalable automation.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree and 5+ years experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years experience
• Experience building engineering tools or automation with Python and knowledge of C/C++
• Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitLab preferred) and Linux-based development
• Proficiency with Git or Subversion and experience using Jama and Jira
• Experience using or supporting build/test/data systems such as Make/CMake, MongoDB and Grafana

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering tools and automation scripts for embedded software and workflows
• Implement data extraction/ transformation from Git, Subversion, Jama and Jira
• Automate documentation and DO‑178C traceability artifacts
• Support Linux- and container-based tooling environments
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and integrate tools into CI environments
• Build digital test harnesses and verification tools for simulators and hardware-adjacent environments
• Integrate tools with MongoDB, Grafana dashboards and internal dashboards
• Ensure tools support DO‑178C objectives and DO‑330 guidance
• Provide onboarding and best-practice guidance for tools and workflows

Skills

Python programming

C/C++ programming

Linux

Education

B.S. in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

GitLab

Git

Subversion

Jama

Jira

Make

CMake

MongoDB

Grafana

Job description

• Date Posted: 2026-10-30
• Country: United States of America
• Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-131 ~ 5450 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 131
• Position Role Type: Onsite
• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
• Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required
• Security Clearance Status: Not Required

About RTX

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support tooling, automation, and verification infrastructure within the Embedded Platform Software team in the Advanced Processing Architectures (APA) organization. This role enables efficient, repeatable, and certifiable workflows for avionics product development by developing and maintaining engineering tools, automation pipelines, and test infrastructure used across Systems, Software, and Hardware teams.

Team Overview

The Embedded Platform Software Tools & Enablement team develops and sustains the automation ecosystem, engineering tools, and verification capabilities that support embedded platform software across multiple avionics programs. The team focuses on delivering reliable, scalable, and certifiable tools that improve engineering efficiency and support DO-178C processes. The role requires collaboration across platform software, systems engineering, hardware/FPGA, and verification teams.

What You Will Do

Tooling and Automation Development

• Develop and maintain engineering tools and automation scripts to support embedded software development, systems workflows, hardware integration, and verification activities
• Implement tools that extract, transform, and correlate data from Git, Subversion, Jama and Jira systems
• Automate documentation and certification artifact generation required for DO‑178C traceability and reporting
• Support creation and maintenance of Linux- and container-based tooling environments

Continuous Integration and Build Infrastructure

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, enabling automated build, integration, and verification workflows
• Integrate third‑party tools and test frameworks into CI environments
• Support build workflows using Make, CMake, or similar systems
• Improve consistency and reliability of automated build and test processes

Verification Tooling and Test Infrastructure

• Develop digital test harnesses and verification tools for embedded platform software running on simulators, virtual targets, and hardware‑adjacent environments
• Build automation for test orchestration, data collection, metrics, and reporting
• Integrate verification tools with MongoDB, Grafana, and internal dashboards

Compliance‑Aligned Tool Development

• Ensure tools and automation support DO‑178C objectives for reliability, determinism, and documentation
• Support tool assurance activities consistent with DO‑330 guidance
• Develop and maintain usage documentation and user support materials and provide team training

Collaboration and Support

• Work with Systems, Platform Software, Hardware/FPGA, and Verification teams to understand workflow needs and develop effective tooling solutions
• Contribute to business‑unit tooling standardization and modernization initiatives
• Provide onboarding and best‑practice guidance for tools and automation workflows

Required Qualifications

• 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 developing engineering tools or automation using Python, with working knowledge of C and C++
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab preferred) and Linux‑based development
• Proficiency with Git or Subversion, and experience using workflow tools such as Jama and Jira
• Experience using or supporting build, test, and data systems such as Make/CMake, MongoDB, and Grafana

Preferred Qualifications

• Background supporting embedded or avionics platform software development, including understanding of low‑level, hardware‑adjacent, or platform‑level engineering workflows
• Experience working in a DO‑178C safety‑critical development environment and familiarity with DO‑3