About the position
RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. The following position is to join our BBN team: For over 70 years, scientists and engineers in disciplines at RTX BBN Technologies have collaborated to solve real-world problems through research, exploration, development and prototyping. We challenge the status quo, pioneer new technologies, and create transformative solutions. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with C experience to join our Physical Sciences & Systems business unit located a stone’s throw from seaside Newport, Rhode Island.
Responsibilities
- Actively manage and participate in task execution with a small team of developers for a critical U.S. Navy system.
- Coordinate, assign, and track tasks for each of the team members.
- Enforce code reviews and team adherence to software configuration management (CM) and requirements traceability processes.
- Mature and maintain a software development plan.
- Mentor junior software developers.
- Develop software for leading edge Linux real-time software systems hosted on VPX hardware.
- Oversee the re-architecture and hardening of developmental system code.
- Develop software release plans, informal unit testing procedures, and cost/schedule estimates for software design efforts.
- Collaborate with the integrated product team consisting of software, hardware, modeling and algorithms, test, and field support personnel.
- Work alongside the customer and other contractors to support the integration, test, and sustainment lifecycle phases.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or relevant discipline; plus 8 years of experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- Experience developing C-based Real-Time software.
- Ability to lead and contribute to concise software design technical documents.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience creating software development plans and leading a software team.
- Familiarity with Git, Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Coverity.
- Proficiency in one or multiple of the following: MATLAB, Simulink, bash, Python.
- Proficiency optimizing algorithms in C.
- Experience developing software for Redhawk Operating Systems.
- Experience with deterministic processing and computing system optimization.
- Experience with high TRL software development and maintenance.
Benefits
- Parental (including paternal) leave
- Flexible work schedules
- Achievement awards
- Educational assistance
- Child/adult backup care
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- Short-term disability, long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Paid time off and holidays
