Sr. Engineer, Actuation Systems Embedded Software

Date Posted:

2026-08-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-M10 ~ 3360 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M10

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 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

The PCAS department is seeking an embedded software/firmware engineer to support development of a range of high-performance actuation systems, such as aerodynamic steering, thrust vectoring, attitude and divert maneuvering, pointing, and stabilization of missile systems & subsystems.

This is an onsite role:

Tucson, AZ or Huntsville, AL or Portsmouth, RI

What You Will Do​

•  You will help specify, design, verify, and integrate motor control embedded firmware for current and future precision control actuation systems.

• You will implement digital control algorithms in C/C++ in conjunction with the Controls and Algorithms team.

• Day-to-day the candidate will be expected to apply sound engineering practices to address technical problems while collaborating with a team including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, control systems engineering, test engineering, systems safety engineering, and others.

What You Will Learn

• Hands-on opportunity with firmware integration and verification testing in a laboratory environment is plentiful, thus enabling firsthand knowledge of system function and performance.

• The position will rely on fundamental understanding of C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and working with electrical and mechanical hardware. 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Requires a University Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree and minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience.

• Systems engineering design and/or development or experience working in a disciplined, controlled manner, fully documenting work; extensively commenting code, test benches and test software.

• Experience with C/C++ development on embedded hardware platforms or similar.

• Experience with model development and/or data analysis in MATLAB/Simulink

Qualifications We Value

• Advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or Computer Science

• Experience developing firmware or software for safety significant environments including requirements development and traceability, design decomposition and documentation, static code analysis, design to safety critical coding standards such as MISRA-C, test case development, code coverage including modified decision/code coverage (MC/DC), code coverage analysis and formal qualification testing.

• A working understanding of configurable logic (FPGA firmware) and VHDL.

• Experience working with and integrating hardware.

• Basic understanding of field-oriented control techniques and experience with various PWM schemes such as space vector modulation.

• Knowledge of actuation communication busses; UART, SPI, and I2C protocols; electromechanical actuators (using gears, ballscrews, leadscrews etc); position sensors; electronic controllers and power amplifiers; test equipment

• Basic understanding of modeling and controls of electric motors and solid background in PMSM motor fundamentals

• Digital and analog signal electronics design, development and verification.

• Use of software/firmware configuration management tools such as GIT, Subversion or similar tools

• Ability to work hands-on in teams and to articulate, in both oral and written form, to technical, non-technical and management audiences

• Motivation to conti