Principal Software Engineer (STRIX-P4-1)

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Principal Software Engineer (STRIX-P4-1) for onsite work in Saint Petersburg, FL, focused on building and testing embedded and application software primarily in C++.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to requirements, design, development, and testing of embedded software, including application, middleware, operating system, and supporting tools
• Deliver development of new work products and enhancements to existing applications and systems
• Design, implement, test, integrate, and document software solutions
• Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks to validate functionality, performance, and security across embedded targets and simulated environments
• Design, build, and maintain complex CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Work in a collaborative SAFe Agile environment

Requirements

• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms, systems software design, operating systems, architectures, and software development life cycle and processes
• Experience with C++, Python, and object-oriented software design
• Hands-on experience building automated tests for embedded or software systems (unit, integration, or system-level testing)
• Typically requires a STEM degree and minimum 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with minimum 5 years of experience
• Active and transferable DoD Secret security clearance required prior to day 1
• U.S. citizenship required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing software in a team-based environment (preferably Agile/SCRUM, DevSecOps, and test automation)
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Conan package manager for C++
• Experience working with large, complex systems and refactoring legacy code
• Experience writing and debugging real-time multithreaded software applications

Technologies

• C++
• Python
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI
• GitHub Actions
• Conan package manager (C++)
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Security Clearance

• Security clearance type: Secret (current)
• Security clearance status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date
• Eligibility: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with 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: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan with 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

Compensation: USD 107,500 - 204,500 per year