Principal Software Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-10-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA311: Woburn MA 225 Presidential 225 Presidential Way Goddard Building 27, Woburn, MA, 01801 USA

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:

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 a Principal Software Quality Engineer for the Strategic Upper Tier Missile Defense Agency/Sensors & Precision Strike (SSPS) section within the Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) located in Woburn, MA.  You will work with the different cross functional organizations as an individual contributor to ensure verification and validation of design, development, and integration of Raytheon’s digital products. Digital products include artifacts related to embedded code, simulations, firmware, and other artifacts as required by contract.

This is an “Onsite” role in Woburn, MA

What You Will Do:

• Program Execution Support – participate in all phases of systems/digital products design and development. Ensure that the digital products have are compliant with product/process requirements.  Review and approve inputs/outputs to Software, Systems, System Integration and Test and other work products.
• Product Continuous Improvement – perform evaluations/risk assessments of activities across the digital products development lifecycle. Drive continuous improvements by assessing process/product measures to instill a continuous improvement and a data focused culture throughout your assigned program effort.
• Product Integrity – ensure integrity of the digital products & the Technical Data Package.  Monitor and participate in the test and release of the work products. Measure and evaluate key software attributes.
• Teamwork – Provides guidance both to project staff and department senior staff. Guides the successful completion of program quality assessments and may function in a software quality oversight role. Interacts with senior product development and test personnel through both written and verbal communication. Has extensive knowledge of emerging software development and quality paradigms.
• Process Improvement – improve and deploy Quality Engineering processes and project activities to improve key processes. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action planning. Partner with key stakeholders to improve product quality and process effectiveness.
• Knowledge and Tools – practical experience and knowledge with Agile or DevOps software development. Emphasis on software testing, continuous integration, and continuous monitoring to improve product quality in areas such as code evaluation, root cause corrective action, information assurance and development methodologies.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years’ working experience in advanced technical concepts in the software development process and practice with experience on the following:
  • Software/firmware development processes; conducting quality assessments of software products and artifacts.
  • Previous experience with Agile or DevOps software development practices. Emphasis on software testing, continuous integration and continuous monitoring.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to start is required. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Project and workload management experience, utilizing resources effectively to satisfy demanding internal customers and implementation schedules
• Previous technical leadership experience of small teams
• Experience defining and reviewing quality requirements for program bids and proposals
• Demonstrated oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience as an organizational spokesperson
• Previous experience as an advisor to management, customers and team members on Software Quality concepts