Principal Software Engineer - Certification Focal (Onsite)

Position Overview

Title: Embedded Software Engineer – Certification

Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-313, 1344 S Babcock St, BLDG 313, Melbourne, FL, USA.

Job Type: Onsite. U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status (company offers immigration sponsorship). Salary range: $107,500 - $204,500 USD.

Responsibilities

• Provide subcontractor oversight and coordination in support of software certification activities, including certification document reviews and audit preparation.
• Coordinate and contribute to software certification deliverables, such as authoring plans, processes, work instructions, SOI submissions, and resolving findings.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the project team regarding questions on processes, plans, standards, and policies.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers, systems engineers, hardware engineers, software engineers, partner suppliers, safety engineers, and program managers.
• Manage certification activities, including project management responsibilities such as bidding, estimating, tracking, and reporting on technical scope, cost, and schedule.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, opportunities, dependencies, and assumptions associated with certification aspects of the program.
• Support additional software engineering activities during periods of reduced certification workload; these may include requirements capture, design, development, integration, and verification.
• Present information effectively to internal and external leaders at various levels and anticipate potential questions.
• Mentor team members in software certification practices and champion the development of training materials and knowledge‑transfer opportunities.

Qualifications – Must Have

• A STEM degree and minimum 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 8+ years of applied software development lifecycle experience.
• 5+ years of applied experience with the DO‑178/DO‑330 commercial certification process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with certification objectives defined in AC 20‑170/DO‑297.
• Familiarity with certification objectives defined in ARP‑4754.
• Experience with Collins internal certification processes and the Stages of Involvement (SOI) audit process, or equivalent.
• Experience with Collins safety, security, and quality policies and procedures, or equivalent.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching 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: 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 with up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.
• Virtual doctor visits via Doctor on Demand and Teladoc medical experts second‑opinion program.
• Child and elder care services through Bright Horizons.
• Additional benefits as available.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. RTX provides affirmative action in 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.