Agile Release Train Engineer

Raytheon; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 107,500 - 204,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Raytheon is looking for an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to join their team in Woburn, Massachusetts. The ideal candidate will work in an agile environment, supporting teams in adopting agile methodologies, facilitating scrum ceremonies, and ensuring that teams deliver their products on time.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant experience, along with an ability to obtain a U.S. government-issued Interim Secret security clearance. The role offers strong opportunities to enhance agile processes and team dynamics.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience in Engineering, including system requirements definition and analysis; system test and analysis.
• Ability to obtain U.S. government‑issued Interim Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the leadership team of an agile engineering team and support agile execution.
• Identify and escalate blockers, facilitate barrier removal for the Agile Release Train.
• Schedule and drive coordination of agile team scrum masters.

Skills

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Software development

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Azure

Jenkins

Job description

Location: US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

Date Posted: 2026-06-17

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

This role supports the Systems, Software, and Integration & Test Engineering departments, providing subject‑matter expertise for concept development, architectural design, requirements generation & flow‑down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, software development, integration, test, and evaluation of world‑class Missile Defense & Sensor Systems.

Location: Onsite in Woburn, MA.

What You Will Do

• As a Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will be working as part of the leadership team of an agile engineering team alongside the Chief Product Owner (CPO) and Cross Product Team (CPT) leads.
• The RTE is a servant‑based leader and coach for the ART.
• Identify and escalate blockers to upper‑level leadership, facilitate barrier removal for the ART.
• Improve team agile execution by implementing process improvement opportunities and data‑driven decisions for better performance.
• Ensure that the agile teams follow established processes and agile methodologies.
• Schedule and drive coordination of agile team scrum masters (Scrum of Scrums).
• Ensure team product owners are establishing effective scope definitions, including clear acceptance criteria for team products and services.
• Schedule and facilitate increment planning and review events in a scaled agile team environment.
• Ensure team sprint plans and day‑to‑day execution are aligned with program and customer priorities.
• Partner closely with key stakeholders to ensure on‑time delivery of team products and services that meet agreed acceptance criteria.
• Partner closely with the Cross Product Team leads on staffing decisions and rotations.
• Identify and track internal and external dependencies required to deliver products and services.
• Coach Agile team execution processes and mentor team agile leaders.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience in Engineering, including system requirements definition and analysis; system test and analysis; systems engineering; software engineering; software development; software test and analysis working with MATLAB, C/C++, Ada, Java, or DOORS.
• Experience with Agile principles and methodologies.
• Ability to obtain U.S. government‑issued Interim Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• SAFe Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer certification or related industry certification.
• Experience on XBR, AN/TPY‑2, COBRA DANE, QEWR, UEWR, SRP, or radar data processing domain knowledge.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with agile management and engineering tools (Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Azure, Jenkins, Coverity, etc.).
• Prior experience as a Scrum Master or Product Owner.
• Running or attending Agile ceremonies (daily scrum, monthly planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives).
• Previous software development experience, requirements development and analysis or system integration and testing.
• Experience working on or leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with coworkers, suppliers, management, and customers in a team environment.
• Experience contributing in a team environment for the purpose of developing creative solutions to technical problems.
• Project management experience.
• Ability to make data‑driven decisions in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with time‑critical requirements and competing priorities.
• Team leadership experience in a scaled agile environment, preferably using Scaled Scrum or Kanban frameworks.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD – 204,500 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for 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. Additional benefits and incentive compensation may be available depending on level and collective‑bargaining agreement.

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.