RTX · 1 day ago
Software Engineer I (Onsite)
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$57K/yr - $109K/yr
0+ years expRTX is a leader in technologically advanced solutions for the aerospace and defense industry, seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to join their Integrated Flight – Advanced Flight Management Engineering team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The role involves developing and optimizing embedded flight software for safety-critical systems, collaborating with various engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with aviation safety standards.
AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Develop and optimize embedded flight-software for safety-critical systems used in commercial aircraft and military platforms
Write high-performance, deterministic code embedded software
Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight-test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements
Implement and support AI-assisted onboard features such as intelligent sensor fusion, anomaly detection, and autonomous control logic
Conduct debugging and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hardware debuggers, simulation and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments
Ensure compliance with aviation safety standards such as DO-178, and adherence to secure coding and cyber-resilience practices
Participate in flight-test operations, lab testing, and simulation runs to evaluate system performance under real-world and mission-critical conditions
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships)
Preferred
An emphasis on strong collaboration and communication skills, with a desire to achieve world class abilities to work within dynamic teams to solve challenging problems
Basic understanding of aircraft operational fundamentals is highly desirable, as the role involves executing flight test scenarios to validate system functionality and performance
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
Company
RTX
RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.2MKey Investors
LIFT Ecosystem Accelerator
2024-02-22Grant· $0.2M
2019-06-09Acquired
2010-01-14Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Daniel Conroy
Chief Technology Officer - Digital
Keith J. Peden
SVP
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