Principal Software Engineer - Embedded (Onsite)
RTX
plano, TX · Posted October 23, 2026
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Where plano, TX ranks
Where plano, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$141k · of 15
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in Texas$141k · of 8
- #5Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest60 / 100 · of 15
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southwest70 / 100 · of 15
- #8Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest237 openings · of 33
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southwest50 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 104 open principal software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $210,500 to $320,000 and the median is $279,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
RTX has filed 6 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 25 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Date Posted. 2026-10-23Country. United States of America Location. US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE Position Role Type. Onsite. U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status R...