Senior Ground Software Lead - Real-Time Embedded

RTX (Raytheon); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Ground Software Development Engineer with embedded development experience to lead the end-to-end delivery of real-time, mission-critical software for satellite ground systems in El Segundo, CA. You will own major technical execution areas, coordinate with systems engineering, and drive DevSecOps improvements.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams to ensure on-time deliveries, manage build forecasts, and present technical content at forums and

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of relevant software experience.
• Experience leading software teams or technical execution for mission-critical systems.
• Experience developing object-oriented software using C++ / C / Python in Linux environments.
• Experience with containerization (Docker or Podman), orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, and modern deployment workflows.
• Experience facilitating Agile teams, including Kanban or Scrum leadership roles.
• Active and transferable U.S. Government issued TS clearance (w/SCI eligibility) is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical execution and delivery of mission-critical Ground Software (GSW), ensuring performance, quality, and schedule adherence.
• Lead planning, development, and maintenance of build plans, including recurring build releases, execution priorities, and coordination with control accounts and program leadership.
• Facilitate Kanban workflow, assign stories, manage backlog health, and provide technical direction to the GSW team.
• Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for advanced satellite ground systems, applying modern architectures and high-reliability coding practices.
• Lead and present technical content at internal and external meetings, including Control Change Boards (CCB), Software Segment Review Boards (SSRB), Working Groups, and weekly program/customer technical sessions.
• Prepare, coordinate, and deliver technical artifacts such as build readiness packages, impact assessments (ICDs/requirements changes), discrepancy report (DR/CR) reviews, and technical status briefings.
• Coordinate cross-team work, including Hardware‑to‑Hardware (H2H) transfers, Configuration Management (CM), Data Management (DM), and lab/IT support.
• Provide senior technical oversight, reviewing peer designs, PMR charts, discrepancy reports, and software installations for new releases.
• Drive DevSecOps and CI/CD improvements, including automated testing in Jenkins pipelines, containerization workflows (Docker/Podman), and Kubernetes‑based deployments.
• Guide software architecture decisions across multi‑threaded applications, microservices, AWS services, Kubernetes clusters, Helm charts, and YAML configurations.
• Collaborate directly with customers, supporting install events, prioritizing DRs, resolving issues, and providing build forecasts to CAMs and IMS stakeholders.
• Support program‑wide leadership meetings, including daily SW leadership syncs, mission engineering customer forums, SDRL coordination updates, and weekly execution sessions.

Skills

C++

C

Python

Linux

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Agile leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jenkins

Helm

YAML

Git

AWS

Job description

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Ground Software Development Engineer with embedded development experience to lead the end-to-end delivery of real-time, mission-critical software for satellite ground systems in El Segundo, CA. You will own major technical execution areas, coordinate with systems engineering, and drive DevSecOps improvements.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams to ensure on-time deliveries, manage build forecasts, and present technical content at forums and