[Hiring] Principal Software Engineer IV @RTX

Role Description

• Lead program‑level technical strategy for embedded software, including boot, board bring‑up, HAL frameworks, diagnostics.
• Apply expert knowledge to design software for complex embedded systems and provide innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.
• Guide system architecture and review software designs for technical soundness, maintainability, and alignment with program goals.
• Define and improve development processes, workflows, and documentation practices across the program.
• Produce high‑quality documentation including design artifacts, test procedures, integration guides, and internal training material.
• Collaborate closely with systems, hardware, safety to ensure well‑understood, repeatable, and reliable platform behavior.
• Utilize Agile development methods, automation tools, and continuous integration pipelines to drive efficient and consistent software delivery.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with at least two of the following: embedded C development, scripting languages (Python, Perl, etc.) to automate development or integration tasks, software architecture design.
• Experience developing embedded software for complex systems, including board bring‑up, diagnostics, or low‑level driver/HAL development.
• Experience developing systems involving hardware and software integration.

Requirements

• Experience developing, verifying or certifying software in DO-178 B/C at high assurance levels or similar rigor.
• Self‑starter with demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and follow through on complex tasks.
• Experience with Agile methods, CI/CD pipelines, Git‑based workflows, and automated test frameworks.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical intent and drive alignment across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision‑making at a program level and evaluate multiple solution paths effectively.

Benefits

• 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
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• 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!