Senior Lead Engineer

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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.

What You Will Do *

Drive safety-critical software verification: Perform software Verification and Validation activities in accordance with DO-178B/C guidelines and applicable project requirements.

Hardware-software integration testing: Execute black-box integration testing using emulator-based environments to validate system behavior, interfaces, and functional performance.

Ensure structural coverage and model quality: Perform structural coverage analysis and model coverage analysis to demonstrate verification completeness and support certification objectives.

Analyze system resource margins: Conduct memory, stack usage, and timing margin analysis to assess software resource utilization and support reliable system performance.

Build intelligent test automation: Develop and enhance verification tools using C# and Python to maximize test automation, improve repeatability, and reduce manual verification effort.

Verify avionics communication interfaces: Work with communication protocols such as CAN, ARINC 429, AFDX, and Time-Triggered Protocol to support robust avionics system integration.

Manage configuration and change control: Use engineering and configuration management tools such as Polarion, IBM DOORS, Synergy, and TortoiseSVN to maintain traceability, manage changes, and support controlled software development.

Collaborate across engineering teams: Engage with Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and cross-functional stakeholders for technical discussions, issue resolution, reviews, and demonstrations.

Contribute to Agile delivery: Participate in Agile engineering activities, including Scrum, Kanban, Program Increment planning, feature development, user story creation, and backlog tracking.

Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen verification processes, introduce new technologies, improve automation, and enhance engineering productivity.

Embrace new technologies: Learn emerging tools and techniques quickly and apply them effectively with minimal dependency on others.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology (B.E./B.Tech) in a relevant discipline.

6-10 years of overall relevant software engineering experience, with atleast 5 years of hands-on Verification and Validation experience.

Proficiency in software verification and validation for safety-critical systems, with practical exposure to DO-178B/C.

Experience in black-box hardware-software integration testing and emulator-based verification.

Hands-on experience performing structural coverage analysis and model coverage analysis.

Experience conducting memory, stack, and timing margin analysis.

Strong programming skills in C# and Python, particularly for developing verification and test automation tools.

Knowledge of avionics communication protocols, including CAN, ARINC 429, AFDX, and Time-Triggered Protocol.

Experience using configuration, requirements, and change management tools such as Polarion, IBM DOORS, Synergy, and TortoiseSVN.

Understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile development environment.

Strong analytical thinking, debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing automation frameworks and tools to achieve high levels of verification automation.

Experience supporting avionics software certification and verification evidence preparation.

Exposure to advanced hardware-software integration environments, simulators, and emulators.

Experience with continuous improvement initiatives focused on test efficiency, coverage, and engineering quality.

Ability to independently evaluate new technologies and translate them into practical engineering solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Your work will directly contribute to the reliability, quality, and certification readiness of safety-critical avionics software.

Improve verification efficiency: Develop automation solutions that minimize repetitive manual effort and improve test execution consistency.

Strengthen software quality: Apply rigorous verification methods to identify defects, validate requirements, and support robust software behavior.

Support aviation safety: Contribute to engineering practices designed to meet demanding aerospace development and certification standards.

Enable dependable system integration: Help validate interactions between software, hardware, and avionics communication interfaces.

Advance engineering innovation: Introduce better tools, techniques, and workflows that enhance productivity and verification effectiveness.

Collaborate with technical experts: Work with experienced engineers across software, systems, integration, and verification disciplines.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

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.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project

management. Practical to substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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