Principle Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Hybrid - Wilsonville, OR)

Date Posted:

2026-07-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-OR-WILSONVILLE-594 ~ 27300 SW Parkway Ave ~ BLDG 594

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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 Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

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.

The Design Quality Assurance group (DQA) is looking for an experienced Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer who is interested in using their technical skills and experience to improve Collins Aerospace design methods and mentor engineering teams. As a DQA team member, you would help ensure new product designs meet or exceed requirements, engineering "best practices" are followed, customer and regulatory agency requirements are understood and met, and defects are identified and eliminated prior to transition to production.

You should be capable of advising project teams and leadership of design quality trends and systemic issues, working with organizations to investigate issues, understanding and leading efforts to determine root cause of design issues, and providing recommended corrective actions as needed to achieve design and development objectives for high quality designs. This position requires the applicant to have a thorough understanding of, and demonstrated experience in engineering design and development process and methods, industry standards and regulations, requirements analysis and capture, integration, test, and engineering documentation for certification.

This role will be worked hybrid in Wilsonville, OR.   Relocation assistance is available.

What You Will Do:

• Assure new developments meet customer, company, DO-178, and regulatory requirements as applicable.

• Throughout the development lifecycle processes, audit and assess engineering teams regarding compliance to Quality and regulatory requirements in order to ensure problem-free product(s) are delivered.

• Employ Quality-related tools such as Root Cause Analysis, Variation Reduction, Key Characteristics, etc. as appropriate. Analyze project data for trends and systemic issues - recommend corrective action.

• Assist transition to production to ensuring D&D related quality issues are resolved, documented, and communicated to production.

• Ensure effective and appropriate project process tailoring and approvals.

• Ensure plans incorporate latest lessons learned.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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 software development and the associated processes

• Experience in engineering development lifecycle(s)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working with regulatory agencies (aerospace, pharma, medical devices, finance, healthcare, energy, etc.) 

• Working knowledge of Systems Engineering development using ARP4754

• Experience in the aerospace industry, manufacturing and the associated processes

• Experience leading or mentoring a team

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