Sr. Software Engineer, Onsite

Date Posted:

2026-06-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01

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: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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.

Raytheon’s Space Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Sub-SBU delivers information superiority from space, multi-mission automation and orchestration, multiple intelligence (Multi-INT) and resilient operations, secure processing, and data management. We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to work onsite in our El Segundo, CA development center.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for cutting-edge satellite ground systems
• Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment
• What You Will Learn
• A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design
• Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
• Software lifecycle practices for large-scale defense projects
• Satellite ground system technologies including Mission Data Processing

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of relevant software engineering experience
• Experience developing object-oriented software using C++/C/Python in a Linux environment
• Experience with containerization, Kubernetes
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket
• Experience deploying a multi-threaded software on the Kubernetes cluster, using helm charts, podman container images and configuration management(yaml) files.
• Experience with resolving application issues on the Kubernetes cluster by analyzing logs and investigating container status using Kubectl commands.
• An 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:

• Ability to develop test suites using the C++ google test and python unit testing frameworks to ensure compliance of SRS specifications for performance and interface requirements.
• Ability to integrate fully automated system/unit tests in the Jenkins pipeline to help streamline the regression testing process and provide reliable releases.
• Experience with collaborating and interfacing with the customers to support software installation with new releases for mitigating risk and resolving DRs.
• Experience using Agile methodology
• Experience with some area of satellite ground system software such as Mission Data Processing
• Experience with software integration, cloud architecture, infrastructure/platform as a service, microservices, and web-based systems
• Experience with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and CI/CD processes

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.

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