Date Posted:
2026-06-18
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01
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: Top Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
Raytheon’s Space Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Sub-SBU delivers information superiority from space, multi-mission automation and orchestration, multiple intelligence (Multi-INT) and resilient operations, secure processing, and data management. We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to work onsite in our El Segundo, CA development center.
What You Will Do:
- Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for cutting-edge satellite ground systems
- Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment
- What You Will Learn
- A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design
- Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
- Software lifecycle practices for large-scale defense projects
- Satellite ground system technologies including Mission Data Processing
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of relevant software engineering experience
- Experience developing object-oriented software using C++/C/Python in a Linux environment
- Experience with containerization, Kubernetes
- Experience with Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket
- Experience deploying a multi-threaded software on the Kubernetes cluster, using helm charts, podman container images and configuration management(yaml) files.
- Experience with resolving application issues on the Kubernetes cluster by analyzing logs and investigating container status using Kubectl commands.
- An 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
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Ability to develop test suites using the C++ google test and python unit testing frameworks to ensure compliance of SRS specifications for performance and interface requirements.
- Ability to integrate fully automated system/unit tests in the Jenkins pipeline to help streamline the regression testing process and provide reliable releases.
- Experience with collaborating and interfacing with the customers to support software installation with new releases for mitigating risk and resolving DRs.
- Experience using Agile methodology
- Experience with some area of satellite ground system software such as Mission Data Processing
- Experience with software integration, cloud architecture, infrastructure/platform as a service, microservices, and web-based systems
- Experience with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and CI/CD processes
What We Offer
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance available
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Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for 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.
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This position requires security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), 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 here:
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 95,500 USD - 181,700 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.
