Principal Engineer - Software

Location: IN-TS-HYDERABAD-B3F7 ~ DLF Cybercity Gachibowli ~ DLF CYBERCITY GACHIBOWLI-B3F7, 7th Fl in Block 3

 Position Role Type: Hybrid Shape the Future of Aerospace. Engineer What’s Next. At RTX , the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, approximately 185,000 innovators come together with a shared purpose: solving the world’s most complex challenges and making a meaningful difference. Through our industry-leading businesses, advanced research, and cutting-edge technologies, we are redefining what’s possible in aerospace and defense. Collins Aerospace , an RTX business, is at the forefront of developing intelligent, technologically advanced solutions that connect and protect our world. Our innovations help shape the future of flight, enhance aircraft capabilities, and enable safer, smarter, and more connected aviation systems. Are you ready to work on software that powers the future of airborne communication? We are looking for an experienced Principal Engineer – Avionics Communication & Data Link Systems to join our Airborne Information Solutions Department within the Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) division. As part of the End-to-End Communication Team, you will contribute to the development, verification, integration, and certification of advanced avionics communication applications that support reliable, safety-critical airborne connectivity. This is an opportunity to apply your software engineering expertise to complex aerospace challenges, work with industry-leading avionics standards, and help deliver mission-critical technologies that keep aircraft and the global aviation ecosystem connected. What You’ll Do As part of our avionics software engineering team, you will: Design and develop advanced avionics software: Contribute to the architecture, development, integration, and verification of airborne communication applications using C, C++, and Python. Engineer next-generation data link solutions: Develop and verify applications supporting Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Contract (ADS-C), ATN Context Management (CM), and FANS ACARS Facilities Notification (AFN). Apply industry-leading aviation standards: Implement and maintain compliance with relevant ARINC standards, including ARINC 429, 618, 620, 622, 661, 739, and 615. Deliver certification-ready software: Apply DO-178B/C processes and contribute to the development of high-integrity, safety-critical software that meets stringent aviation certification objectives. Drive software quality and verification: Perform requirements analysis, verification and validation (V&V), structural coverage analysis (SCA), debugging, troubleshooting, and unit, integration, white-box, and verification testing. Enable seamless system integration: Support software-software and hardware-software integration, identify complex system-level issues, and drive effective technical resolutions. Support certification and compliance activities: Prepare for and participate in Stages of Involvement (SOI), certification reviews, technical audits, and engagements with internal and external compliance authorities. Collaborate across engineering disciplines: Work closely with systems, software, integration, verification, and certification teams to deliver robust, reliable, and high-quality solutions. Strengthen engineering excellence: Contribute to requirements management, reliability analysis, risk mitigation, process optimization, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle. Leverage advanced engineering tools: Use network analyzers, simulation environments, and software development and verification tools to validate performance and troubleshoot complex avionics systems. What You’ll Bring Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (B.Tech/M.Tech), with a foundation in avionics