Collins Aerospace · 6 hours ago
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Onsite)
Richardson, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $252K/yr
7+ years expCollins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for a large embedded software team and ensure the delivery of multiple software products while safeguarding mission-critical systems vital to national defense.
National DefenseAerospaceIndustrialMilitarySatellite Communication
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for a large, embedded software team, ensuring consistent execution, quality, and delivery across multiple software products
Own the technical, cost, and schedule performance of multiple software products across the full software development lifecycle
Establish and enforce software engineering processes, development standards, and best practices in alignment with program, customer, and enterprise requirements
Lead software planning, staffing, tasking, and execution, including delegation to team and technical leads
Partner with Program Management, Systems Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Test to define an executable and prioritized software baseline and backlog
Communicate software status, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to program leadership, customers, and other stakeholders
Support software proposal development, including scope definition, basis of estimate (BOE), staffing profiles, schedules, and cost estimates
Support customer and internal reviews, presenting software architecture, plans, and execution status
Oversee integration of software with systems, hardware, and external interfaces, including coordination with suppliers and partners as applicable
Travel occasionally to support customer meetings and program reviews
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-team software organizations with accountability for cost, schedule, and technical performance
Professional experience in embedded software development with real-time operating systems (RTOS)
Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles, metrics, and reporting within a DoD program environment
Experience across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification, and sustainment
Experience developing software within a DoD or similarly regulated environment
Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required prior to start date
Preferred
Experience interfacing directly with customers and leading technical solutions to complex system and software requirements
Experience leading or supporting competitive software proposal efforts, including BOEs and cost/schedule trade studies
Experience authoring, managing, and tracing software requirements and UML design artifacts within a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool
Experience developing and integrating multi-threaded embedded software using object-oriented languages within a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or nuclear command-and-control systems governed by standards such as DO-178C, MIL-STD-498, or equivalent
Experience managing software suppliers, subcontractors, or distributed development teams
Exposure to Agile frameworks such as scrum and DevSecOps
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
Eligible for relocation assistance
And more!
Company
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is an RTX business.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-07-21Acquired
Leadership Team
Brad Haselhorst
Vice President and General Manager, Interior Products
Greg Gernhardt
VP Boeing Programs
Recent News
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