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# Principal Real-time Software Engineer

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** El Paso, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500 - $204,500
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Assembly Language, Linux, Device Drivers, Embedded C, Embedded Software, Firmware, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), VxWorks, Bare Metal
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/63e6f2fe-8781-41ef-8b4c-4064f89b658e/principal-realtime-software-engineer

## About the Role

* Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
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 * Experience including at least two of the following: Embedded C++ Software, Embedded Software Security, Software Architecture Design and Implementation.
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 * Experience using embedded Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) (e.g., Green Hills, Integrity, Wind River VxWorks, Linux, etc.)
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 * Experience developing complex systems involving the integration of hardware, firmware, and software
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 * Active and transferrable final Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain program access after start.
\n, * Familiarity with reading electrical schematics and relating it to software function.
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 * Familiarity with reading firmware source like VHDL or Verilog.
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 * Familiarity with assembly language in at least one processor/controller family.
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 * Experience using lab instruments like power-supplies, digital multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
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 * Experience with developing device drivers for bare-metal and/or OS applications.
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 * Experience leading engineering teams in delivering systems (of various size) involving the integration of hardware and software.
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