Senior Program Protection Engineer

Raytheon; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Onsite role in Massachusetts

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Raytheon seeks a senior embedded software engineer to join our team in Tewksbury, MA. The role focuses on real-time embedded software and firmware with Linux-based targets, demanding strong C/C++ skills and a security-clearance‑capable background.

You will collaborate with Systems Engineering, participate in design and integration discussions, and develop hardened software across multiple RTOS platforms while ensuring system integrity and cross-team alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• At least 5 years of experience in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
• Experience in Linux environment and kernel/root filesystem modification.
• Experience developing multithreaded applications.
• Experience building with CMake and Google Test.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test real-time embedded software and firmware with a focus on system integrity.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to create design concepts and architecture documentation.
• Participate in technical integration meetings with subcontractors to verify hardware/software compliance.
• Design and develop hardened software applications using embedded engineering principles.
• Build software in C and C++ across Linux and other real-time operating systems.
• Ensure alignment across teams and help remove blockers as they arise.
• Support debugging and issue resolution on embedded targets and at system/board level.

Skills

Embedded software

Linux development

C/C++

Multithreading

Agile

DevSecOps

Security clearance

Citizenship required

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

CMake

Google Test

Job description

Requirements

• We typically require a bachelors degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, along with at least 5 years of experience.
• We need experience in Agile and DevSecOps environments developing and sustaining software on embedded processors or microcontrollers.
• We require experience working in a Linux environment, including the ability to modify and maintain the Linux kernel and root file system.
• We need experience developing multithreaded applications.
• We require experience building and maintaining a codebase using CMake and Google Test.
• We require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• We develop, integrate, and test real-time embedded software and firmware solutions with application software, with a focus on system integrity.
• We work with Systems Engineering to create design concepts, system architecture documentation, and requirement decomposition for software development.
• We participate in technical integration meetings with subcontractors to confirm selected hardware meets hardware and software requirements.
• We design and develop hardened software applications using embedded engineering principles.
• We build software in C and C++ across a range of computing platforms running Linux and other real-time operating systems.
• We ensure alignment across teams and help remove blockers as they arise.
• We support debugging and issue resolution on embedded targets and at the system or board level using software tools.

Company

We are RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, and our Raytheon business draws on more than 100 years of engineering expertise to help protect freedoms and create a safer, more secure world. Our Software Product Assurance Centers Software Security Sensors and Effectors Department is seeking a senior embedded software engineer to join our team in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, in an onsite role. We offer a collaborative environment focused on innovation, technical excellence, and mission-critical development, along with a competitive salary range, comprehensive benefits that may include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and more, plus potential incentive compensation. Our values center on safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation.