Senior Software Engineering Manager

Prattwhitney; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation time

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing embedded software team within the Platform Software Department. You will stay connected to engineering, remove barriers, and provide technical direction to deliver complex software across programs.

You will recruit talent, shape priorities, and collaborate with government customers while upholding Collins Aerospace processes and best practices for development and delivery.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain an active US DoD security clearance.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in software development/integration/test.
• Working knowledge of embedded software development with Rust and Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead by serving the team, removing obstacles and providing clear direction.
• Coach engineers, develop future leaders, and ensure high performance.
• Participate in design, development, integration, testing, and debugging of embedded software.

Skills

Leadership

Embedded software

Rust

Python

Agile development

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

EVMS

SEER-SEM

ALM tool suite

Configuration management tools

Job description

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 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. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry.

The Platform Software Department within Mission Systems’ Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) portfolio is looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager who is passionate about serving and developing people, solving hard technical problems, and building high‑performing teams. This is not a role where leadership happens from the sidelines. You will stay connected to the engineering, work alongside your team, remove barriers, provide technical and organizational direction, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work.

What You Will Do

• Lead by serving the team.
• Build trust, listen, remove obstacles, provide clarity, and create an environment where engineers feel empowered to take ownership and succeed.
• Develop great engineers and future leaders.
• Coach team members, provide meaningful feedback, recognize strong performance, support career development, and help people find opportunities that challenge and grow them.
• Stay connected to the technology.
• Participate in the design, development, coding, integration, testing, and debugging of embedded software while helping the team work through its toughest technical challenges.
• Build and sustain a high‑performing team.
• Recruit great talent, strengthen team capabilities, foster a welcoming and collaborative culture, and ensure people understand how their work contributes to the mission.
• Help teams establish clear priorities, anticipate risks, remove roadblocks, and deliver predictable program execution while continuously looking for ways to improve.
• Shape the work ahead.
• Lead and contribute to engineering bids, proposals, estimates, staffing plans, and technical strategies that position our teams for future success.
• Collaborate across programs and engineering teams to share talent, technology, lessons learned, and best practices rather than optimizing only for your immediate team.
• Build strong partnerships.
• Develop trusted relationships across RCP Engineering, Value Stream Leadership, program teams, and government customers while maintaining transparency around priorities, progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Champion engineering excellence.
• Ensure the team meets Collins Aerospace development processes and standard work expectations while challenging existing approaches when there is an opportunity to make them better.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Ability to obtain an active US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
• Cost account management (EVMS) and schedule management.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in software development/integration/test.
• Working knowledge of embedded software development and the use of the Rust and Python programming language (or other memory safe languages).
• A proven ability to guide and lead software development processes.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies. Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Familiarity with software defined radios architectures, networking communications waveforms, experience with bid narrative write‑ups, earned value reporting, configuration management tools, ALM tool suite, SEER‑SEM estimation modeling tool, and wireless technologies.
• Direct involvement in Agile methodologies, serving as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, or Release Train Engineer, with demonstrated success in managing Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and cross-team coordination.
• High‑level understanding of systems, cryptographic, and FPGA engineering, as well as hardware development.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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.

What We Offer

• 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
• Eligible for relocation
• And more!

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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.