Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time, DoD Secret

RiseMe; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RTX Employee Scholar Program

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Raytheon in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Principal Software Engineer with embedded development experience to lead the creation of high‑reliability software for aerospace systems. Onsite in El Segundo, you will drive architecture decisions and coordinate across hardware, systems, and cybersecurity teams.

You will mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and ensure software meets stringent performance, safety, and security requirements while contributing to long‑term program strategy with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8 years of software experience.
• C/C++ embedded and real‑time development.
• RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks) experience.
• GitLab for version control, CI/CD, DevOps.
• Active and transferable U.S. Government issued Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, integrate, and verify high‑reliability embedded RTOS software.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, ensure performance and security.
• Coordinate with hardware, systems, cybersecurity, and leadership.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

RTOS

GitLab/DevOps

Software architecture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

GitLab

MagicDraw

Job description

Raytheon in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Principal Software Engineer with embedded development experience to lead the creation of high‑reliability software for aerospace systems. Onsite in El Segundo, you will drive architecture decisions and coordinate across hardware, systems, and cybersecurity teams.

You will mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and ensure software meets stringent performance, safety, and security requirements while contributing to long‑term program strategy with