Senior Software Engineer - Huntsville

Software Engineer

At RTX, the world 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.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The mission of the software team in Huntsville, AL is to provide world-class software for our customers. We are looking to add software engineers to our development teams for a wide array of products including Battle Management, Command & Control, Communications, Effectors, Advanced Sensor Systems, and Surveillance and Warning systems.

We value your diverse skills and experience, so don't hold back. Your qualifications add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

What You Will Do

• Participate in collaborative, cross-discipline integrated product teams, employ agile software development techniques and resources to develop, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions for aerospace and defense applications
• Assist and participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of real-time embedded software, application software, and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in modern languages, Artificial Intelligence (AI), DevSecOps, and other methodologies and technologies, especially in relation to complex systems
• Work collaboratively with Systems and Integration Test Engineers to analyze, implement and test system

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and a minimum of five (5) or more years of relevant experience in software development, integration, and/or test using C++, Java, Ada or similar object-oriented software language.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued interim secret security clearance is required prior to start. Note, only U.S. Citizen can obtain security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Experience in developing complex systems and applications using an object-oriented (OO) programming language.
• Experience with Agile lifecycle methodologies including Scrum, Continuous Integration and Test-Driven Development Methodologies.
• Proven self-motivated problem solver who can look at a situation, identify gaps or issues, and take initiative to resolve them (technically, with process, and with documentation)
• Familiarity with leading a small team (e.g., estimating effort, decomposing tasks, tracking and reporting progress).
• Experience with multi-threading, memory management, and performance optimization in complex environments
• Experience with Shell Scripting (tcsh, csh, bash), software development tools like Git/Clearcase, and software debuggers
• Experience in embedded systems, real-time systems, or large-scale applications.
• Experience working in Agile environment such as Scrum, Scrum @ Scale, SAFe, Test-Driven Development, DevSecOps
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements
• Knowledge of Red Hat and/or Linux Operating Systems
• Exposure to Open Systems Architectures and modular design principles

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX, we value Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation

Relocation eligible

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