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Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

What You Will Do

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Company is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Real-Time Test Systems Software (RTSS) team. This individual will work closely with a team of software engineers in the delivery of developing, enhancing, and implementing software solutions within the RTSS Portfolio, as well as integrations with other Pratt & Whitney products. These software solutions will maintain functionality and enhance features for the structural data acquisition software systems that support production and development engine test.

• Software Development & Optimization: Design, develop, and optimize the structural integrated data acquisition and control system to meet real-time performance constraints while following coding standards and best practices.

• Real-Time Data Acquisition & Processing: Develop high-speed data acquisition pipelines to ensure the software meets strict real-time performance requirements, including determinism, low-latency computation, and efficient memory management.

• Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms: Implement and enhance ate conversion, filtering, correlation, windowing, decimation, interpolation, and other real-time signal processing techniques, ensuring data accuracy and usability.

• Linux Systems Administration & Development: Develop, debug, and optimize software on Linux, including developing low-level drivers and hardware interfaces.

• Project Management & Agile SDLC: Support all phases of software development, including requirements gathering, architecture design, testing, deployment, and maintenance towards timely, iterative releases.

• Team Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with customers, stakeholders, and developers to understand system needs, troubleshoot issues, enhance user experience, socialize designs, and integrate changes as appropriate with rapid iterations.

• Defect Testing & Troubleshooting: Develop test cases and leverage static/dynamic analysis tools for verifying real-time performance, ensuring signal integrity, identifying potential issues, diagnosing issues, and resolving defects.

• Documentation & Compliance: Create project/technical documentation and ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM.

• 5 years of software engineering experience or an Advanced degree in STEM with 3 years of software engineering 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.

Qualifications We Prefer                                                                                        

• Advanced Software Development: Experience with modern C++, Qt, SQL, Perl, Bash for both UI and real-time system development.

• DSP & Computational Algorithms: Understanding fundamentals of linear algebra, Fourier transforms, filtering techniques, signal processing algorithms, frequency analysis, etc.

• Real-Time & High-Performance Systems: Experience developing software that leverages multi-threading, performance profiling, event batching, stream processing, etc. to satisfy strict real-time constraints and minimize latency.

• Linux System Administration, Development, & Optimization: Experience with Linux system programming, networking, and command-line tools for troubleshooting.

• Data Acquisition Hardware: Experience working with turbomachinery sensors (e.g. strain gauges), ADCs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.

What We Offer:

• Employee Scholar Program

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Development Operations provides services to support future products for global commercial airlines, industrial partners and military customers. Services include Assembly, Instrumentation and Test of engines and rigs and the associated facilities, hardware, data systems, software and technology to support this. Development Operations delivers our services in a safe, efficient and sustainable environment.

What Is My Role Type: In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

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

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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