Senior Software Engineer, Real-time Embedded

Date Posted:

2026-05-28

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-GOLETA-H03 ~ 6380 Hollister Ave ~ BLDG H03

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after 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 Electronic Warfare (EW) Software development team is looking to hire experienced Senior Software Engineer, Real-time Embedded to work on real-time embedded products.

• Raytheon Goleta, CA Location

What You Will Do:

• Participate in collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams, often employing agile system and software development operations to plan, specify, design, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions.

• Responsibilities include innovating creative implementations of new products and technologies, from architecture and design, through integration, lab test and field test.

• Collaborating effectively with other disciplines and senior technical staff, in addition to producing planning and technical work products for internal customers to form original solutions to complex problems.

• Developing software requirements and FPGA level interface requirements derived from system level requirements, developing associated architectures, performing simulations and analysis and testing of the software in a laboratory setting.

• Work in an advanced product development team environment with systems, firmware, electrical and software engineers.

• Handle fast pace and dynamic product development environment including engagement with Systems and Electrical Engineers

• This position will require occasional business-related travel.  

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) AND a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience in software design, integration and test utilizing C / C++.

• Experience with embedded microprocessor design, system on a chip software design, FPGAs, high-speed transceivers, DDR, flash memories, block diagrams, signal analyses or signal generation.

• Experience developing real-time applications on embedded platforms, including bare metal (no-OS), embedded Linux, or Windows environments.

• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Current transferable DoD Secret security clearance.

• Electronic Warfare Electronic Attack/Electronic Support (EA/ES), Radar, or Secure Communications technology knowledge.

• Experience with .NET C# using WPF and MVVM.

• Tool familiarity: Visual Studio, Vitis, TortoiseSVN, Jenkins, Jira, Collaborator.

• Lab experience in product testing using logic analyzers, high-speed. oscilloscopes, signal generators, and system on chip debugging tools.

• Experience with interfaces and bus standards such as: VME, PCI, PCIe, VPX, or Gb Ethernet.

• Experience across all phases of software lifecycle from architecture to system integration, and post-delivery maintenance.

• Experience with software algorithm development, and machine learning.

• Experienced in Agile development 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

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