Principal Software Engineer - Air Traffic Solutions - ONSITE

Raytheon Technologies - Marlborough, MA

Full-time - Senior

Marlborough, MA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Join Collins Aerospace, a leader in advanced technology and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry, as a Principal Software Engineer in our Connected Aviation Solutions - Air Traffic Solutions - Software Engineering Department. This role offers a thrilling opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic team of over 120 Software Engineers dedicated to developing and supporting our globally deployed Air Traffic Control Systems, including STARS, NWP, AutoTrac II, and systems in Australia, India, and Hong Kong. These programs are vital safety-of-life air traffic management systems crafted for the FAA and international counterparts, ensuring seamless control for civil and military aviation. In this position, you will design, develop, integrate, and test innovative software updates for our cutting-edge Air Traffic Control (ATC) Product Line. You will enhance software process documentation and work instructions to uphold ATS SED's esteemed high-maturity software engineering standards. Engaging in collaborative efforts with our software team and leadership, you will drive success in cost and schedule management for top-tier project outcomes. This role not only allows you to master new COTS, tools, processes, and methodologies but also enhances your skills in supporting, designing, developing, integrating, and testing operational software components throughout the entire software development life cycle. You will gain insights into cutting-edge technologies and methodologies used in developing safety-of-life air traffic management systems, develop advanced software engineering practices to meet high maturity standards in a collaborative environment, and learn effective strategies for integrating and testing software components in complex, real-world aviation systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test innovative software updates for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Product Line.
• Enhance software process documentation and work instructions to maintain high-maturity software engineering standards.
• Collaborate with software team and leadership to manage costs and schedules for project outcomes.
• Support the entire software development life cycle, including design, development, integration, and testing.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience, or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required to access information under these programs/contracts.
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle with C/C++ programming in a Unix/Linux-based environment.
• Familiarity with object-oriented technology and programming languages, preferably Java.
• Prior experience in software testing and debugging source code, including familiarity with ClearCase/ClearQuest, Jira, and Bitbucket for configuration management.
• Knowledge of Unix, Red Hat Linux, Python, SQL, Matlab, and bash/ksh scripting.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment, requiring frequent multi-level communication with other engineering domains, program management, and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of agile, continuous development/continuous integration (CD/CI), and automated testing concepts.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience with commercial or open-source test automation tools, environments, and frameworks such as Jenkins, Grafana dashboards, Gherkin/Cucumber, Selenium, CUnit/JUnit, and Kickstart.
• Familiarity with databases, database schemas, and Entity Relationship models, preferably with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Experience using integrated software development tools, such as Eclipse, VSCode, and JetBrains.
• Familiarity with the Model-View-Controller design pattern for graphical user interface design, and JavaScript and/or GUI frameworks such as Angular/React.
• Experience implementing signal processing and/or tracking algorithms in C++.
• Familiarity with advanced memory management techniques supportive of real-time processing of large volumes of data.

Benefits

• 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 including 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