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Software Engineer II - Special Operations Displays (Onsite)

RTX
Cedar Rapids, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Aug 2025
💰 $130,000/yr($66,000/yr$130,000/yr)

About the role

Date Posted:

2025-08-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Are you looking to GO BIG on your software journey? How about developing world-class Avionics platforms that are critical to aircraft flight and missions? Your software will take off and fly (and land). As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to a global team that will create high quality products that meet rigid safety and airworthiness standards for flight. 

Our department continues to push the technology envelope for processing technologies in everything from operating systems to user applications and the middleware which binds these together. 

What You Will Do:

  • You will lead the design, development, and maintaining of flight-critical embedded software for military avionics displays supporting programs such as UH-60M Mosa, KC-390, SOA CAAS, MELB, and beyond. 
  • You will conduct engineering processes and standard work, including verification and qualification procedures. 
  • You will assist in conducting disciplinary research on one or more stages of the equipment design phase to develop design options and recommendations. 
  • You will determine end user needs by analyzing system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements and input data acquisition. 
  • You will assist an engineering team by organizing tasks, coordinating team efforts, asking questions, communicating status, raising issues, brainstorming ideas, helping others, practicing active listening, and promoting a collaborative environment. 
  • Travel <10% both domestic and internationally as needed.

What You Will Learn:

  • You will learn the technologies of today and tomorrow which we count on to maintain world leadership in the avionics industry. 
  • You will learn all phases of the software product life cycle from requirements through to verification, while employing the company software engineering processes to produce high quality products. 
  • You will learn the artifacts and aspects of product certification required by federal agencies. 
  • You will learn why people enjoy and feel fulfilled by working in our industry. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
  • Exposure to Ada, C/C++, or MatlabSimulink.

Qualifications We Prefer:

  • Earned Value Management Experience 
  • Avionics experience (development or usage) 
  • Software development or testing experience 
  • AGILE development experience 
  • DO-178 (or similar) certification-based development experience 
  • Excellent, proactive, communication (written, verbal, and interpersonal) 

What We Offer:

Benefits:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

  • 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!  

This position may be eligible for relocation to Cedar Rapids.

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 ai

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