Software Section Leader

Prattwhitney; Sudbury (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

life insurance

short‑term disability

long‑term disability

401(k) match

flexible spending accounts

flexible work schedules

employee assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

parental leave

paid time off

holidays

relocation eligible

Job summary

RTX is seeking a motivated Software Section Leader to join the Ground & Maritime Defense Radar Software Department. You will oversee software personnel to meet program needs and help lead critical program tasks.

Typically requires a Bachelor's in STEM and 8+ years in leadership, with experience in C++, Agile methods including Scrum, automated testing, and CI. A U.S. Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Experience in software development life cycle using C++.
• Experience in Agile development methods, including Scrum, automated testing and continuous integration.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Sustain, assess, and develop the section and its members.
• Collect and provide performance feedback to section members as a part of performance impact discussions.
• Support goal development with section members, including completing learning courses.
• Coordinate career and job assignments.
• Support salary and staffing planning activities.
• Ensure section members adhere to policy, vision, values, and goals and communicate flow‑down of information to the section.
• Assist the Department Leader in executing organizational initiatives and managing the department.
• Support a major program task within the department.

Skills

C++

Scrum

Agile development

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Embedded/real-time tooling

Job description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a motivated Software Section Leader to join the Ground & Maritime Defense Radar Software Department. As a Section Leader, you will be responsible for the oversight of software personnel to meet program needs.

What You Will Do

• Sustain, assess, and develop the section and its members.
• Collect and provide performance feedback to section members as a part of performance impact discussions.
• Support goal development with section members, including completing learning courses.
• Coordinate career and job assignments.
• Support salary and staffing planning activities.
• Ensure section members adhere to policy, vision, values, and goals and communicate flow‑down of information to the section.
• Assist the Department Leader in executing organizational initiatives and managing the department.
• Support a major program task within the department.

Qualifications

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of experience. Experience in a functional or program leadership role. Experience in software development life cycle using C++. Experience in Agile development methods, including Scrum, automated testing and continuous integration. Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Proven skills in leadership and management including prior experience in a functional role.
• Cost / Schedule Management and Reporting experience.
• Customer focus and collaboration skills.
• Effective presence and influential leadership capability, with the ability to interact with senior levels of leadership effectively – including customer, teammates and suppliers.
• Technical software skills and experience in defense software development programs.
• Experience in embedded systems, real‑time systems, or large‑scale applications.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and decision‑making skills.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short‑term disability
• long‑term disability
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• flexible work schedules
• employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• parental leave
• paid time off
• holidays
• relocation eligible

Salary

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Equal Opportunity

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA, an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.