Date Posted:2026-07-24
Country:United States of America
Location:US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA1 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 1
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
The Strategic Communication Software (SW) Engineering Department has an opportunity for a talented
Associate Director, Software Engineering to join our team.
What You Will Do- Participate on collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams, often employing agile software development techniques
- Responsible for the full lifecycle of product development, from architecture and design, through integration, test, and field support
- Work and learn the highest software engineering process maturity level as recognized by the Software Engineering Institute
Qualifications You Must Have - Experience in Software Engineering to include experience working various phases of the software development lifecycle
- Prior experience in a technical or team leadership role, such as SW Architect, SW Lead etc
- Experience with Software Development Using C++
- Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded programming, processor/board architecture and design
- Applied experience in Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D)
- Working knowledge of Linux, VxWorks or other Real time operating systems
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment that requires communication with other engineering disciplines, Program, and external stakeholders
- Mentoring experience with junior engineers
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
Qualifications We Prefer- Experience with Model Driven Development
- Experience with software integration on custom hardware
- Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and SysML diagrams.
- Experience with Agile lifecycle process including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies
- FPGA interfaces (memory mapped and SW/FW messaging) experience
- Experience with DevOps, Jenkins and automated testing
- Working experience with Microservice Architectures and Containerized Applications
- Versal (ARM assembly) knowledge
- Performance optimization experience
- Multithreading designs
- CORBA experience
- Scripting language (e.g. Python)
What We Offer:Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- Eligible for relocation
- And more!
*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
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.
