Principal Embedded Software Security Engineer

Raytheon; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Raytheon in Tucson seeks an experienced embedded software security engineer to support real-time missile software for deployed weapon systems. You will design, develop, and test embedded software in C/C++ across multiple platforms, collaborating with the Systems Security Engineering team to implement robust security features.

Role requires a STEM degree and 8+ years in software, with active U.S. government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8+ years of relevant software experience.
• Experience with C / C++.
• Experience with Xilinx UltaScale+ MPSoC, Versal, or similar embedded processors.
• Experience with embedded operating systems such as VxWorks, Embedded Linux, or similar.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Interim Secret level U.S. security clearance prior to start, with program access after start.
• Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start.

Responsibilities

• Apply understanding of real-time software design and performance impacts tied to System Security implementations.
• Participate in application and embedded software design, development, integration, and testing for real-time missile software.
• Use System Security principles to design and implement Missile software applications.
• Develop software applications in C and C++ across a variety of computing platforms.
• Assess how implementation details affect the overall missile system and develop or review source-level solutions.
• Collaborate with the Systems Security Engineering team to define and implement requirements.
• Work in a shared development environment to enable program teams to leverage specific capabilities.
• Interface with the customer community to review technical design and support verification of system maturity.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Tools

C

C++

Xilinx UltaScale+ MPSoC

Versal

VxWorks

Embedded Linux

ARM architecture

PCIe

GPIO

I2C

SATA

FPGAs

ASICs

Python

Perl

Job description

Secure, mission-driven work in Tucson with Raytheon’s robust total rewards package and benefits designed to support health, family, and long-term stability. This onsite role supports real-time missile software security for deployed missile systems, combining embedded development with system security engineering in a common development environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply understanding of real-time software design and performance impacts tied to System Security implementations.
• Participate in application and embedded software design, development, integration, and testing for real-time missile software.
• Use System Security principles to design and implement Missile software applications.
• Develop software applications in C and C++ across a variety of computing platforms.
• Assess how implementation details affect the overall missile system and develop or review source-level solutions.
• Collaborate with the Systems Security Engineering team to define and implement requirements.
• Work in a shared development environment to enable program teams to leverage specific capabilities.
• Interface with the customer community to review technical design and support verification of system maturity.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8+ years of relevant software experience.
• Experience with C / C++.
• Experience with Xilinx UltaScale+ MPSoC, Versal, or similar embedded processors.
• Experience with embedded operating systems such as VxWorks, Embedded Linux, or similar.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Interim Secret level U.S. security clearance prior to start, with program access after start.
• Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Technologies

Development and systems work may involve C, C++, Xilinx UltaScale+ MPSoC, Versal, VxWorks, Embedded Linux, Linux/Unix environment, ARM architecture, PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, FPGAs, ASICs, Python, and Perl.

Benefits

• Robust total rewards package with compensation
• Healthcare, wellness, and retirement benefits
• Work/life benefits
• Parental leave (including paternal leave)
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (based on level and collective-bargaining coverage)
• Potential eligibility for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays

What this role aligns with (preferred qualifications)

• Embedded software security experience
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and interfacing with FPGAs
• Experience with low-level memory drivers and inter-processor communication
• Secure boot concepts and cryptographic algorithms
• Experience designing, implementing, testing, or fielding real-time security-oriented solutions on DoD programs (embedded experience highly preferred)
• Experience using security-relevant tools for areas such as security auditing, network security, host/server security, communication security, or policy management
• Experience in Agile and DevSecOps environments, including Agile/Scrum/Kanban frameworks
• Experience with software configuration management and bug tracking tools
• Experience with Python/Perl and knowledge of modern computer architectures and hardware technologies such as PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, FPGAs, and ASICs

Onsite work: Employees in onsite roles work primarily onsite, including production and maintenance teams essential to product development. Security clearance: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process.