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With over 185,000 innovators worldwide, we're developing technologies that connect, protect, and transform the future.\nAt Collins Aerospace, you'll be part of a team that's redefining intelligent avionics solutions for commercial and defense customers across the globe. If you're passionate about building safety-critical embedded software and want your work to directly enhance the safety and efficiency of global air traffic, this is the opportunity for you.\nThe Opportunity\nWe're looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our CNS Traffic Surveillance engineering team. In this role, you'll design, develop, integrate, verify, and certify next-generation avionics software that powers mission-critical surveillance systems.\nWorking alongside experienced architects, systems engineers, and software experts, you'll contribute across the entire product lifecycle-from requirements and architecture through certification and deployment-while helping deliver high-quality, safety-critical solutions used worldwide.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign, develop, and maintain embedded software for safety-critical surveillance systems.\n\nDevelop tools and automation that improve software development and verification efficiency.\n\nDevelop and verify DO-178C DAL B compliant software.\n\nExecute unit, integration, and system-level testing for embedded applications.\n\nCollaborate with systems engineers and architects to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.\n\nParticipate in peer reviews of requirements, architecture, design, and source code to ensure software quality.\n\nSupport certification activities, customer reviews, and regulatory audits.\n\nAnalyze software defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive timely resolution.\n\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps teams.\n\nTroubleshoot build, integration, and deployment issues.\n\nDrive continuous improvements in software quality, engineering processes, and automation.\n\nWhat You Bring\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics, or a related STEM discipline.\n\n10+ years of embedded software development experience.\n\n8+ years of hands-on experience programming in C++ and Python.\n\n6+ years of experience developing software on Wind River VxWorks or similar real-time operating systems.\n\nStrong understanding of the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements, software design, implementation, integration, verification, and validation.\n\n7+ years of experience with hardware/software integration and board-level debugging.\n\nExperience with development tools including Git, Visual Studio, VxWorks, and RapiTest.\n\nExperience working in Agile development environments.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:\nRTCA DO-178B/C software development and certification.\n\nAvionics systems including Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS), Flight Management Systems (FMS), Flight Control Systems (FCS), and Cockpit Displays.\n\nAir Traffic Surveillance products such as Transponder, TCAS, ADS-B In/Out, and Traffic Applications.\n\nSoftware requirements analysis, traceability, and verification.\n\nAvionics communication protocols including ARINC 429, ARINC 653, AFDX, CAN, and TCP/IP.\n\nWhat Makes You Successful\nYou are someone who:\nBrings 8+ years of strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving experience.\n\nIs passionate about building reliable, high-quality embedded software.\n\nCollaborates effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.\n\nMaintains exceptional attention to detail while delivering safety-critical products.\n\nMakes sound technical decisions in complex engineering environments.\n\nContinuously seeks opportunities to innovate, automate, and improve engineering processes.\n\nWhy Join Collins Aerospace?\nDevelop cutting-edge avionics technologies that make global aviation safer.\n\nSolve complex technical challenges with world-class engineering teams.\n\nContribute to products trusted by airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and defense customers worldwide.\n\nGrow your career while working with advanced technologies in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment.\n\nMake a lasting impact at one of the world's leading aerospace and defense companies.\n\nWork Arrangement\nThis position is designated as a Hybrid role, offering a combination of Office and remote work based on business needs.\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant professional experience; or\n\nMaster's degree in a related field with 8+ years of relevant professional experience; or\n\nPh.D. in a related field with 6+ years of relevant professional experience.\n\nSome of our competitive benefits package includes:\nBenefits package includes:\n- Meal coupons\n- Group Term Life Insurance.\n- Group Health Insurance.\n- Group Personal Accident Insurance.\n- Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.\n- Employee scholar programme.\n- Work life balance.\n- Car lease programme.\n- National Pension Scheme\n- LTA\n- Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages\nNothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.\nNote:\nBackground check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India)\n\nDrug Screen only performed for Operations Positions\n\nAt Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.\nApply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day\nRTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. 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