Embedded Real-Time Software Engineer — Radar (DoD)

Prattwhitney; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

On-site work

Job summary

RTX, based at the Fullerton, CA campus, is seeking an on-site software engineer to work on real-time embedded radar software. The role emphasizes C/C++ development, OO design, debugging, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, high-quality software deliverables.

The position requires strong troubleshooting skills, university-level STEM education, and experience in a team-driven SDLC, CI/CD, and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM from an accredited institution; degree must be obtained by start date.
• Experience developing, testing or debugging software in C, C++, or similar OO language.
• Strong OO design knowledge and real-time embedded software development experience.
• Hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving experience.
• Experience developing software in a team-based environment with strong teamwork and communication.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex technical problems and collaborate to provide innovative solutions.
• Requires investigation and troubleshooting skills to assess issues and develop resolutions.
• Work at all phases of the SW development lifecycle, including SW/HW integration, dependent on program phase
• Assist in the derivation of system and software requirements, architectural modeling, and technical analysis
• Design, code, unit test, integrate, and document real-time embedded software solutions with a focus on Raytheon’s Radar Digital Product Line (RDPL)
• Participate actively in software peer reviews, code inspections, and technical decision-making alongside multidisciplinary teams, including program leadership and customers
• Support program execution to ensure work products meet technical, cost, schedule, and quality baselines.
• Follow established software development processes and practices to maintain software product integrity.

Skills

C/C++

OO design

Embedded software

Troubleshooting

Teamwork & Communication

Education

STEM degree

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Git/GitLab

Linux

Python

Perl

Bash

Job description

RTX, based at the Fullerton, CA campus, is seeking an on-site software engineer to work on real-time embedded radar software. The role emphasizes C/C++ development, OO design, debugging, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, high-quality software deliverables.

The position requires strong troubleshooting skills, university-level STEM education, and experience in a team-driven SDLC, CI/CD, and Linux environments.