Date Posted:

2024-10-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HVT01: S&IS (FUS) - Vergennes 100 Panton Rd, Vergennes, VT, 05491 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Are you a software engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges and creating innovative solutions? Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer, where you’ll take the lead in developing advanced, LabVIEW-based automated test equipment for cutting-edge aerospace products. In this hands-on role, you’ll design, integrate, and maintain software solutions that ensure our test equipment meets the highest product testing standards. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help build and sustain a reusable software architecture that drives efficiency and consistency across multiple projects.
 

This is a great opportunity to refine your technical expertise, mentor junior engineers, and lead smaller projects—all while collaborating with industry experts across software, hardware, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines. Whether you’re already proficient in LabVIEW or eager to master it, this role offers the chance to shape the future of aerospace testing and leave a lasting impact. If you're ready to push boundaries in software innovation, we’d love to have you on board!
 

What YOU Will Do:

Design, develop, test, validate, and maintain software to meet test equipment requirements that are traceable to customer system specifications and software detail specifications for various types of specialized automated test equipment.Maintain and advance the development of a reusable and configurable standard software architecture.Develop and maintain test documentation, plans, procedures, and reports.Write requirements and detailed design documents.Develop Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) from conception through implementation.Troubleshoot complex issues that may be software, hardware, system, or product related to determine root cause and corrective actionCommunicate technical issues through written, verbal and presentation media.Support to the manufacturing/operations group as needed to help ensure on-time delivery of product.In performing these activities, the Software Engineer will interface with Customers, External Suppliers, Program Managers, Engineering Managers, Mechanical, Software, Electrical, and Systems Engineers, as well as the Manufacturing organization.Project management of various projects with small teams of test engineers and outsourced test equipment hardware build.

What YOU Will Learn:

Master LabVIEW development: Deepen your expertise or gain mastery in LabVIEW by building sophisticated automated test solutions that support aerospace innovations.Expand your knowledge of avionics protocols: Work hands-on with industry standards like 1553, ARINC, CAN, and RS485 to design future-ready systems.Lead multidisciplinary projects: Hone your project management and leadership skills by guiding small engineering teams and coordinating with experts across software, electrical, hardware, and manufacturing domains.Optimize complex systems: Troubleshoot and solve intricate software and hardware challenges to improve product quality, performance, and delivery timelines.Innovate with state-of-the-art tools: Develop cutting-edge automated test equipment using PXI, cRIO, FPGA, and other advanced data acquisition systems.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experienceU.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required • https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Qualifications We Prefer:

National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) or Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD)National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Embedded Developer (CLED)Familiarity with standard avionics busses including 1553, ARINC, CAN, RS485, RS232, and 1394Experience with PXI based National Instruments hardware, cRIO, FPGA, and data acquisition systemsStrong background in electrical troubleshooting

What We Offer:

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  And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Mission Systems: 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.  

#reempowerprogram 

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.  ​

Minimum Program Qualifications:

Be on a career break of one or more year at time of applicationHave prior experience in functional area of interestHave interest in returning in either a full time or part time position

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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