Software Engineer II - Autonomy; Onsite

Date Posted

United States of America

US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A

Onsite

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

DoD Clearance:
Secret

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Collaborative Mission Autonomy (CMA) department within Collins Mission Systems is seeking a dynamic Software Engineer to support our Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) and CMA business area. The successful candidate will have a passion for innovation and the drive to develop and mature mission-enabling autonomy capabilities for UAS. In this role you will be responsible for development, integration, and testing of the CMA software and associated hierarchical mission autonomy functionality for coordinated teams of UAS platforms.

You will be part of a distributed team composed of professionals from several disciplines (software, systems, hardware, autonomy algorithms, flight controls, etc.).

This position will work onsite located at one of our following locations:
Ft Wayne, IN, McKinney, TX, Cedar Rapids, IA or El Segundo, CA.

• Deployment and test of software builds to the real system hardware (embedded Linux systems), Initial integration of hardware and software elements, including troubleshooting networking and system configuration, including various IP-stack protocols, serial communications, RF communications, GPS, Linux, network router and switch management
• Systems Integration and debugging experience (bash scripting, Python scripting, debugging, using oscilloscopes/volt meters/etc., and so forth)
• Integration lab management and network architecture with support on-site integration at customer and 3rd party facilities. This position may require occasional travel (up to 10%).

• 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 or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements
• Experience with one or more build tools / IDEs (e.g. CMake, make, Visual Studio, VS Code, etc.), using development workflow tools such as JIRA, Git, Subversion, Docker, and requirements management applications, Object Oriented programing languages with C++ or Java.

• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  tools and techniques, server management is a plus, Experience with containers, virtualization, simulation HMI / GUI development
• Understanding of DoD open systems architecture and protocols (FACE, JCA, HOST, OMS, SOSA)

• UAS Command and Control Systems
• Autonomy Algorithms
• Detect and Avoid
• Guidance and Navigation
• Flight Management Systems
• Sensor Fusion / Sensor Systems
• Weapons Systems
• Human / machine interface
• Information Assurance

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, miss ionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions.

By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

• 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,  protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan,…