Principal Software Engineer

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At Raytheon the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of todays mission and stay ahead of tomorrows team solves tough meaningful problems that create a safer more secure world.

We are looking for a skilled Principal Software Engineer with embedded development experience to join our team in El Segundo CA.

• Raytheon El Segundo CA Location

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a senior technical leader responsible for architecting developing integrating and verifying highreliability embedded and realtime software for advanced aerospace and defense systems. You will provide expert-level guidance across the software lifecycle influence system architecture decisions coordinate with hardware and systems teams and drive technical execution with a high degree of autonomy.
• In this role you will shape technical solutions for time-critical systems mentor engineers lead design reviews and ensure that delivered software meets performance scalability cybersecurity and safety requirements. You will also help guide long-term program strategy in collaboration with cross-functional engineering and program leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical ownership for major embedded software capabilities leading design implementation integration and verification activities.
• Break down complex technical problems identify solution paths and guide teams through execution with minimal oversight.
• Specify and design scalable maintainable secure software architectures ensuring alignment with Cybersecurity Software Safety and systemlevel requirements.
• Develop optimize and debug real-time software using FreeRTOS Zephyr VxWorks or similar RTOS environments including scheduling semaphores queues drivers and kernel/user space interactions.
• Implement embedded software in C and C with additional contributions in Python or assembly when required for low-level tasks automation or hardware bring-up.
• Lead system bringup and integration efforts on ARM-based processor platforms including peripheral configuration and hardware-software interface alignment.
• Develop clear complete technical documentation including specifications ICDs architecture diagrams test plans verification reports and user documentation following Raytheon engineering processes.
• Drive testing and validation strategy across unit integration hardware-in-the-loop and full system-level evaluations.
• Apply rigorous SDLC practices ensuring consistency across planning design coding testing deployment and sustainment.
• Lead Agile/Scrum activities refine requirements manage backlogs and coordinate cross-functional execution.
• Support DevOps and CI/CD adoption including build automation pipeline integration continuous testing and infrastructure-as-code workflows using GitLab.
• Perform advanced embedded debugging employing modern tools methodologies and ARM-specific workflows for fault isolation and resolution.
• Collaborate with hardware systems IV&V cybersecurity and program leadership to resolve issues and ensure seamless integration across the system lifecycle.
• Use MagicDraw GitLab and other engineering tools to support configuration management modeling and systems traceability.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of relevant software experience.
• Experience in C and C including embedded and real-time development.
• Experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS Zephyr VxWorks) including scheduling drivers task management semaphores and queues.
• Experience using GitLab for version control CI/CD or DevOps.
• Active and transferable U.S. Government issued Secret clearance is required prior to start date.U.S. citizenshipis required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience developing software for ARM processors including peripherals and low-level hardware interfaces.
  Experience applying SDLC across multiple software phases.
  Experience with Agile/Scrum processes.
• Experience designing software architecture for high-performance safetycritical or securitycritical systems.
• Experience with Python or assembly for embedded functionality test automation or hardware initialization.
• Experience generating or reviewing technical documentation: ICDs requirements architecture specs or test plans.
• Experience with MagicDraw or model-based systems engineering tools.
• Experience developing automated test pipelines or DevOps workflows for embedded systems.
• Experience coordinating across hardware systems and cybersecurity teams including customer-facing technical discussions.
• Strong communication leadership mentoring and technical review abilities.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions behaviors and performance with a vision for a safer more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust Respect Accountability Collaboration and Innovation. Some of our employee benefits include:

• The RTX Employee Scholar Program pays for tuition academic fees and books for undergraduate and graduate study at approved educational institutions
• 401(k) plan that offers a broad range of investment options. For eligible employees we will match up to 4% of your savings to help you build financial security
• Flexible work schedules and paid time off to accommodate work/life balance including many with every other Friday off

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

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

• This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA an agency of the Department of Defense handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.
  The salary range for this role is 118300 USD - 224900 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 candidates 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 companys 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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