Senior Principal Software Engineer - WAAS (Temp)

Date Posted:

2024-08-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA531: Fullerton, CA Bldg 676 1801 West Hughes Drive Building 676, Fullerton, CA, 92834 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Join a team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond! Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in advanced technologically and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it is about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Our Connected Aviation Solutions (CAS) group offers an exciting opportunity to join our elite Air Traffic Solutions (ATS) team as a temporary Senior Principal Software Engineer. This is your chance to contribute to the cutting-edge Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAAS) developed by the FAA, a pivotal element in the transition from ground-based to satellite-based navigation. In this role, you will lead the design, development, integration, and verification of both operational and test software, playing a crucial role in advancing the FAA’s satellite navigation roadmap and ensuring the safety of civil aviation. This position will be onsite in Fullerton, CA.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• You will participate on software teams to design, develop, and test real-time safety critical operational software, including non-operational tools development and training the software staff.
• You will collaborate with the software and leadership teams to support cost and schedule objectives, ensuring project goals are met efficiently.
• You will support both formal and informal software integration and test activities, contributing to the seamless deployment of software solutions.
• You will assist in software qualification testing to meet DO-178B standards for requirements-based verification and robustness testing, ensuring compliance and quality.
• You will update software process documentation and work instructions to align with DO-178B standards and company processes, maintaining accurate and current documentation.
• You will revise documentation related to test, verification, and design activities to ensure all aspects of the software development lifecycle are well-documented and up to date.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the Software Engineering field, specifically within a Unix/Linux environment, with expertise in C Programming, structured programming, and the full software development lifecycle.
• Must have prior experience with Embedded and/or Real-Time Safety Critical software development, demonstrating your ability to handle critical and high-stakes projects.
• Must have prior experience in software testing (Unit Test, Integration Test, System Test, etc.) and source code debugging, including the use of debuggers, to ensure thorough and effective software quality assurance.
• Must have prior experience in source code configuration management systems such as ClearCase/ClearQuest, Jira, or BitBucket/Git, as well as requirements management systems like DOORS, to manage and streamline development processes efficiently.
• 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 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 18 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with C99 dialect of C, Python, SQL, Matlab, bash/ksh/Perl scripting.
• Prior experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), especially kernel development.
• Prior experience with VxWorks Operating Systems.
• Prior WAAS Experience and/or familiarity with WAAS processes and procedures.
• Prior knowledge of safety critical software requirements/DO-178B standards.
• Cost Account Management (CAM) certification.

This is a temporary position of undetermined length.

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and