Software Engineering Section Leader (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2025-09-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, 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.

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 Tewksbury, 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 degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

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

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

• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience as a leader of software development, integration or test activities on defense software development program.

• Strong mentoring skills, both technically and professionally.

• Excellent communication 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.

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

• Software Cost estimation experience.

• Six Sigma, CORE, EVMS, Software Project Management Certification and PMX certifications.

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

Learn More & Apply Now!

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.

This position requires a 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 U