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# Software Engineer - Embedded Linux (Onsite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Fort Wayne, IN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $165,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Bash Shell, Booting (BIOS), Binary Space Partitioning, C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, File Systems, Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Subversion, System Testing, Wireshark, Scripting, Git, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_raytheontech-RAYTGLOBAL01869508EXTERNALENGLOBAL

## About the Role

Contribute to engineering estimates for product features. **Qualifications You Must Have** + Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience **or** an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 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

## Description

As a **Senior Software Engineer,** you will play an important role on an Integrated Program Team (IPT), contributing to the design, development, and integration of complex software solutions for advanced aerospace and defense systems.
In this highly collaborative and hands-on role, you will contribute across the full development lifecycle, including requirements development, software architecture and design, implementation, verification, laboratory integration, troubleshooting, and system testing.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply your technical expertise to solve complex engineering challenges, and help deliver reliable, high-quality software solutions that meet demanding performance and mission requirements. **What You Will Do** + 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. +