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# Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Linux (Onsite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Fort Wayne, IN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Agile Methodology, Bash Shell, Booting (BIOS), Binary Space Partitioning, UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, File Systems, Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Linux Distribution, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Subversion, Wireshark, Scripting, Git, Bug Reporting, Software Version Control, Devsecops
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3367804893&tx=KL6767FFJ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.?, * 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 DevSecOps
 * Experience with industry cost estimation tools such as SEER-SEM

## Description

* 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.


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