Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Linux (Onsite)

Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A

 Position Role Type: Onsite

 U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

 Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

 Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking talented engineers to support critical programs for the U.S. military and allied international partners, helping deliver advanced technologies that safeguard national security and protect against evolving global threats. As a Principal Software Engineer You will play a key technical role on an Integrated Program Team (IPT), leading the design, development, and integration of complex software solutions for advanced aerospace and defense systems. In this highly collaborative and hands-on role, you will contribute across the full development lifecycle, providing technical leadership in areas such as requirements development, software architecture and design, implementation, verification, laboratory integration, troubleshooting, and system testing. You will also have the opportunity to mentor engineers, collaborate across functional teams, and help drive technical solutions that meet demanding performance, reliability, and mission requirements.

Design, develop and continuously enhance our customized Linux OS ecosystem and maintain ownership over areas such as build toolchain, kernel, root filesystem, bootloader, device drivers, and BSP for a wide variety of hardware boards.  Contribute to the design, coding, testing, delivery and ongoing support for embedded Linux software systems.  Participate in root cause analysis and resolution of complex hardware-software issues.  Prepare software builds for execution in a simulation environment, reference platforms and on the target hardware.  Understand and utilize the appropriate Collins Aerospace processes and tools during product development, resulting in increased product quality and improving customer satisfaction.  Contribute to engineering estimates for tasks such as change requests or problem reports.

You will work with an experienced team to learn best practices and Collins’ engineering processes for implementing world class embedded solutions.  You will get to work with cutting edge technologies developed both in house and by external vendors.  You will learn how embedded Linux and low-level software are used to implement solutions utilized in communications, security, and space-based products.

You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required  U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Experience as a command line user of Linux  Proficiency with embedded C/C++ Proficiency with scripting languages (Bash and Python)  Experience with embedded Linux device drivers  Experience with board bring-up and target hardware integration  Experience with debugging and root cause investigations using hardware schematics and tools such as logic analyzer and Wireshark  Qualifications We Prefer   Experience with GIT and SVN version control systems  Experience packaging custom Linux distribution with Buildroot.  Experience in developing and maintaining Linux BSPs for embedded systems  Development experience Agile methodologies and