Principal Program Protection Engineer (Embedded Software Engineer)

About RTX and Raytheon

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose to solve the world's most complex problems. With three market-leading businesses and world-class operations, we push the boundaries of known science to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings over 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet today's mission needs and stay ahead of tomorrow's threats. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

About the Role

The Software Product Assurance Center's Software Security Sensors and Effectors Department is seeking a highly skilled professional to join our software team. In this role, you will employ Agile development techniques on embedded targets to continuously develop and deploy critical capabilities to the warfighter.

You will work side by side with Systems Engineering to support the generation of design concepts and system architectural documentation. Your focus will be on the decomposition of architectural documentation to support the generation and decomposition of requirements needed for software development activities. Additionally, you will participate in Technical Integration Meetings with subcontractors to ensure selected hardware meets both hardware and software requirements.

Working individually or as part of a team, you will apply embedded principles to the design and development of hardened software applications. These applications are developed using C and C++ on a variety of computing platforms running Linux and other real-time operating systems. A key part of your mission is to ensure consistency across teams and remove impediments as they arise, striving for technical excellence through a workforce with a complete spectrum of modern computing knowledge.

Hiring Process and Application

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.