Senior Software Engineer – Tooling, Automation, and Verification Infrastructure

Employer description

Date Posted:

2026-10-30 Country:

United States of America Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-131 ~ 5450 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 131 Position Role Type:

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

The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support tooling, automation, and verification infrastructure within the Embedded Platform Software team in the Advanced Processing Architectures (APA) organization. This role enables efficient, repeatable, and certifiable workflows for avionics product development by developing and maintaining engineering tools, automation pipelines, and test infrastructure used across Systems, Software, and Hardware teams. 

Team Overview 
The Embedded Platform Software Tools & Enablement team develops and sustains the automation ecosystem, engineering tools, and verification capabilities that support embedded platform software across multiple avionics programs. The team focuses on delivering reliable, scalable, and certifiable tools that improve engineering efficiency and support DO-178C processes. The role requires collaboration across platform software, systems engineering, hardware/FPGA, and verification teams. 

What You Will Do 

Tooling and Automation Development 
• Develop and maintain engineering tools and automation scripts to support embedded software development, systems workflows, hardware integration, and verification activities
• Implement tools that extract, transform, and correlate data from Git, Subversion, Jama and Jira systems
• Automate documentation and certification artifact generation required for DO‑178C traceability and reporting
• Support creation and maintenance of Linux- and container-based tooling environments

Continuous Integration and Build Infrastructure 
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, enabling automated build, integration, and verification workflows
• Integrate third-party tools and test frameworks into CI environments
• Support build workflows using Make, CMake, or similar systems
• Improve consistency and reliability of automated build and test processes

Verification Tooling and Test Infrastructure 
• Develop digital test harnesses and verification tools for embedded platform software running on simulators, virtual targets, and hardware-adjacent environments
• Build automation for test orchestration, data collection, metrics, and reporting
• Integrate verification tools with MongoDB, Grafana, and internal dashboards

Compliance-Aligned Tool Development 
• Ensure tools and automation support DO‑178C objectives for reliability, determinism, and documentation
• Support tool assurance activities consistent with DO‑330 guidance
• Develop and maintain usage documentation and user support materials and provide team training

Collaboration and Support 
• Work with Systems, Platform Software, Hardware/FPGA, and Verification teams to understand workflow needs and develop effective tooling solutions
• Contribute to business-unit tooling standardization and modernization initiatives
• Provide onboarding and best-practice guidance for tools and automation workflows

Required Qualifications 
• 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 developing engineering tools or automation using Python, with working knowledge of C and C++
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab preferred) and Linux-based development
• Proficiency with Git or Subversion, and experience using workflow tools such as Jama and Jira
• Experience using or supporting build, test, and data systems such as Make/CMake, MongoDB, and Grafana

Preferred Qualifications 
• Background supporting embedded or avionics platform software development, including understanding of low‑level, hardware‑adjacent, or platform‑level engineering workflows

• Experience working in a DO‑178C safety‑critical development environment and familiarity with DO‑330 tool qualification concepts
• Experience developing digital verification harnesses, test automation, or simulator-based tooling
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and reproducible build processes
• Experience automating traceability, metrics, dashboards, or certification-support tooling
• Understanding of CI/CD best practices in regulated engineering environments

• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines to define or enhance tooling and automation workflows

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.

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 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.

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