Missile Defense Sensors Software Section Leader

Date Posted:

2026-03-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

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:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world 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.

 

This is your opportunity to join the Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) Software Team in Woburn, Massachusetts as a Section Leader. The MDS Department mission is to provide world class Radar and Command and Control Software for our customer's wide array of Surveillance and Warning Systems. We align to the core Agile and DevSecOps principles of collaborative operation across the entire value stream, delivering high-frequency, high-quality deployments to our customers.  We strive for technical excellence by drawing upon a talented workforce whose knowledge base covers the complete spectrum of modern computing languages and platforms.  

 

The job location for this opportunity is onsite in Woburn, Massachusetts.   

What You Will Do

The MDS Department Section Leader will have a technical role on a program and will provide guidance and leadership to a section of 15 to 20 Engineers. The candidate will act as a key leader and mentor in the department, employing leadership, presence and influence skills while fostering teamwork and interdependent execution. 

• Responsible for the sustainment, assessment, and development of the section. 

• Ensure section members adhere to policy, vision, values, and goals. 

• Communicate flow-down to section members. 

• Performance development which includes collecting and providing performance feedback to section members.  Support section member’s yearly performance goal development. 

• Support section salary and labor planning. 

• Career and job assignment mentoring. 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Significant experience in software development, integration or test using C, C++, Java, or Ada.  

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams or sections within a defense software development program. 

• Expertise in developing software in a team-based development environment, preferably using the Agile Scrum or Kanban framework. 

• 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

• Extensive experience as a leader of software development, integration or test activities on defense software development program. Proven success in mentoring and developing engineering talent, both technically and professionally.  

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and ability to effectively interact with subordinates, customers, and other internal organizations. 

• High energy, self-starting team player who achieves goals and continuous improvement. 

• In-depth radar domain knowledge (EWR, AN/TPY-2, XBR, CK, DBR, AMDR, etc.). 

• Software Cost estimation experience. 

• Strong strategic planning and decision-making skills.