Senior Software Engineer - AT&C (Onsite)

Date Posted : 2025-08-19

Country :

United States of America

Location :

HIA32 : Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE

, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type : Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements :

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

Security Clearance :

DoD Clearance : TS / SCI

Senior Software Engineer - Advanced Technology & Capabilities (Onsite)

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.

This position is on the Networking & Emerging Capabilities team within the Collins Advanced Technology & Capabilities organization. The Advanced Technology organization serves as Mission Systems' innovation hub. We solve defense customers' critical problems around improving battlespace connectivity, and we work with major universities and DoD laboratories on groundbreaking research projects.

As an Advanced Technology engineer, you will join a team of highly innovative engineers who are inventing, developing, integrating, and demonstrating novel networking and radio software concepts and capabilities. These solutions can rapidly progress from concept to field demonstration to deployed product. The applicant must be creative; highly self-motivated; and have strong interpersonal, communication and networking skills. You will collaborate with software, cyber, firmware, and hardware engineers. The most successful Advanced Technology engineers are eager to learn, quick to dive into complex technical challenges, self-directed, comfortable with ambiguous problem spaces, and highly motivated.

What You Will Do :

Support pursuits with customers such as DARPA, ONR, AFRL, Army Research Labs, etc.

Design, develop, integrate, demonstrate, and test advanced networking or radio software systems / subsystems

May manage small projects or lead demonstrations

Excellent verbal / written communication and teamwork skills

Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills

Demonstrated capability in a fast-paced, dynamic, creative work environment

Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and works well with others

Travel required up to 10% of the time

Qualifications You Must Have :

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Experience in embedded software development (C, C++, Rust, Python, Bash)

Experience working in a Linux development environment

Knowledge of networking concepts and technologies (eg IPv4, IPv6, Routing, Multicast, NAT, TCP, UDP, OLSR, OSPF, PIM, IPSec, VPN, ACLs, ToS and QoS, etc.)

Experience with build tools, version control systems, and containerized development environments

Qualifications We Prefer :

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related degree

Currently holds a DoD Top Secret security clearance

Experience writing software for networked applications, networking stack protocol implementation, and board support packages (BSPs)

Aptitude in network design and architecture, scalability modeling and simulation

Basic understanding of radio frequency (RF) concepts

Familiar with system requirements definition

Experience integrating embedded software with FPGA / firmware

Experience with Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, Tactical Data Links, or waveform software

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, missionized 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.

What We Offer :

Some of our competitive benefits package includes :

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

Autism Benefit

Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

And more!

Learn more and apply now!

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education / training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and / or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and / or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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