Senior Software Systems Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-09-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA133: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 3 Concord 50 Apple Hill Drive Concord - Building 3, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We have an immediate need for an onsite Senior Software Systems Quality Engineer (Quality Assurance/Compliance) to support Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS).

Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department (SWQE) performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated workspaces.

SWQE Tasks – Review of Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure DevOps), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts. Participation in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT), and Audits

Key Programs

LADS includes Global Patriot, Ghost-Eye / Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile, Multi-Function Radio Frequency Sensor, Enduring Indirect Fire Protection Capability, Stinger, Next Generation Short-Range Interceptor, TOW, Javelin, Excalibur, and Counter Unmanned Aerial systems.

Key Locations

Software Quality collaborates with Engineering (Software, Systems, Integration/Test, Safety) and other Quality functions (Program Quality Leads, Hardware Quality).

Primary activities occur daily at the main Tewksbury MA site (50 Apple Hill Drive).

Test Witnessing occurs quarterly at Andover MA site (362 Lowell St.) and annually at nearby Pelham NH site (50 Bush Hill Rd.).

May also consider applicants interested in Marlborough MA site (1001 Boston Post Rd.).

This is an onsite role in Tewksbury, MA

What You Will Do:

• Compliance – Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations.
• Improvement – Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Products – Ensure integrity of the technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
• Teamwork – Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel. Provide guidance to senior management, team members, and group peers.
• Processes – Leverage modern experiences with software development and quality best practices. Increasingly adopt Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and five (5) years of Quality or Engineering Experience.
• 5 years’ working experience in a Quality or Technical role and applying advanced concepts across at least FIVE of the following.
  • Compliance Evaluation experience: validation, verification, auditing, action items.
  • Requirements Verification experience: software/systems specifications, functionality, performance, release plans, statement of work, contracts.
  • Release Management experience: checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories.
  • Test Witnessing experience: test plans, test procedures, requirements traceability, test reports, test sites.
  • Software Processes experience: requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions / features, building / configuration management.
  • Defect Management experience: dispositioning, prioritization, resolution, implementation.
  • Records Management experience: software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, user guides.
  • Integration experience: security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment.
  • Maintenance Processes experience: patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, synchronization.
  • Technology experience: applications, servers, virtual machines, netwo