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Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.\nWe 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. \nTeam Overview \nThe 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. \nWhat You Will Do \nTooling and Automation Development \nDevelop and maintain engineering tools and automation scripts to support embedded software development, systems workflows, hardware integration, and verification activities\nImplement tools that extract, transform, and correlate data from Git, Subversion, Jama and Jira systems\nAutomate documentation and certification artifact generation required for DO-178C traceability and reporting\nSupport creation and maintenance of Linux- and container-based tooling environments\nContinuous Integration and Build Infrastructure \nContribute to CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, enabling automated build, integration, and verification workflows\nIntegrate third-party tools and test frameworks into CI environments\nSupport build workflows using Make, CMake, or similar systems\nImprove consistency and reliability of automated build and test processes\nVerification Tooling and Test Infrastructure \nDevelop digital test harnesses and verification tools for embedded platform software running on simulators, virtual targets, and hardware-adjacent environments\nBuild automation for test orchestration, data collection, metrics, and reporting\nIntegrate verification tools with MongoDB, Grafana, and internal dashboards\nCompliance-Aligned Tool Development \nEnsure tools and automation support DO-178C objectives for reliability, determinism, and documentation\nSupport tool assurance activities consistent with DO-330 guidance\nDevelop and maintain usage documentation and user support materials and provide team training\nCollaboration and Support \nWork with Systems, Platform Software, Hardware/FPGA, and Verification teams to understand workflow needs and develop effective tooling solutions\nContribute to business-unit tooling standardization and modernization initiatives\nProvide onboarding and best-practice guidance for tools and automation workflows\nRequired Qualifications \nTypically 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\nExperience developing engineering tools or automation using Python, with working knowledge of C and C++\nHands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab preferred) and Linux-based development\nProficiency with Git or Subversion, and experience using workflow tools such as Jama and Jira\nExperience using or supporting build, test, and data systems such as Make/CMake, MongoDB, and Grafana\nPreferred Qualifications \nBackground supporting embedded or avionics platform software development, including understanding of low-level, hardware-adjacent, or platform-level engineering workflows\nExperience 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\nExperience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines to define or enhance tooling and automation workflows\nAs 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.\nThe 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. 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