Onsite Senior Software Engineer - Top Secret TS Clearance

RTX; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Onsite role

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our El Segundo, CA site. This role involves designing, implementing, testing, and delivering software in an agile team, with emphasis on performance and reliability for RF/EOIR sensor products. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required and U.S. citizenship is necessary.

You will work on embedded and high-availability software, leveraging C/C++/Java, Docker, and Kubernetes, and collaborate with cross‑functional engineers to meet mission needs.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with software development, test, and/or integration using C, C++, or Java.
• Experience with containerized applications such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software based on software trouble reports in an agile, collaborative environment, delivering builds.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, the ability to thrive in small, empowered teams, and an intense desire to directly enable our customer’s success.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing code for performance and efficiency in complex environments.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for software applications, including system architecture and design specifications.
• Participate in agile execution and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with multiple engineering disciplines to analyze, implement, and test system modification requests to the existing system baseline.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

RTX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our El Segundo, CA site. This role involves designing, implementing, testing, and delivering software in an agile team, with emphasis on performance and reliability for RF/EOIR sensor products. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required and U.S. citizenship is necessary.

You will work on embedded and high-availability software, leveraging C/C++/Java, Docker, and Kubernetes, and collaborate with cross‑functional engineers to meet mission needs.