Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job Overview

The Software Product Assurance Center’s Software Security Sensors and Effectors Department is seeking a highly skilled embedded software engineer to employ Agile development techniques on embedded targets. The role involves software and firmware design, development, integration, and testing of real‑time embedded solutions, supporting overall system integrity and collaborating closely with Systems Engineering and Hardware Engineering.

• Design, develop, and test embedded applications using C and C++ on Linux and real‑time operating systems.

• Participate in creating design concepts and system architectural documentation, breaking down requirements for software development.

• Attend Technical Integration Meetings with subcontractors to verify hardware meets software needs.

• Apply embedded principles to hardened software applications as individual or team member.

• Ensure consistency across teams and eliminate impediments as they arise.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field and minimum 5 years of related experience.
• Experience in an Agile and Dev Sec Ops  environment developing and maintaining software on embedded processors or microcontrollers.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with systems, hardware, and other engineering disciplines to debug system‑ and board‑level issues using software tools.
• Experience working in a Linux environment with ability to modify and maintain Linux kernel root file systems.
• Experience developing multi‑threaded applications.
• Requirement to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

• Proficiency with RTOS systems, Linux device drivers, and/or embedded Linux.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting on embedded targets.
• Experience designing, implementing, testing, or deploying real‑time embedded software solutions.
• Willingness to learn new techniques and apply critical thinking and problem‑solving skills to diagnose customer issues.
• Knowledge of modern computer architectures and hardware technologies, including x86 and ARM architectures, FPGAs, Linux kernel development and device drivers, and bare‑metal software development.
• Experience using version control systems such as Git or Subversion.
• Strong knowledge of building and maintaining a code base with CMake and Google Test.

Salary range: 95,500 USD – 181,700 USD, with compensation based on role, experience, location, and skills.

Eligible benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Additional benefits may apply based on business unit and collective‑bargaining agreements.

Eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive programs, subject to performance and company factors.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.