Senior Principal Software Engineer - Radar Modeling (Remote)
Company: Collins Aerospace
Location: Sterling, VA (Remote)
Salary: $132,400 - $251,600 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-07-08
About this role
Date Posted:
2026-07-07
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-VA-STERLING-291 ~ 22640 Davis Dr ~ DAVIS
Position Role Type:
Remote
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
Senior Principal Software Engineer - Radar Modeling (Remote)
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
What You Will Do:
- Support high-fidelity radar models in flight simulation training systems.
- Build, update and maintain different types of radar models through software engineering in the host simulation code.
- Integrate with distributed simulation environments.
- Support, maintain, and enhance existing radar software products.
- Design, develop, test, and debug real-time, multi-threaded software, distributed applications, and APIs for simulation and training.
- May manage small projects or processes.
- Implement data standards based on specific radar models.
What You Will Learn:
- Strategies for optimizing software performance and scalability in large, complex systems.
- Software architecture relate...