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Software Security Engineer

RTXEl Segundo, CAL6 LeadNovember 4th, 2026
Security Software Engineer At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
What You Will Do: *Our mission is to provide world class Security Software to be used in developing and supporting deployed sensor systems on various platforms. Implement Software Security principles for embedded software design, development, integration, and testing of real-time sensor software. Develop software applications using multiple programming languages on a variety of computing platforms. Ensure the SW Product Assurance processes are followed on our programs. Understand real-time software design and the performance implications associated with specific System Security implementations. Work closely with cross functional Engineering teams to define and implement Test Driven Multidisciplinary Capability (TDMC) based execution development and deployment requirements. Work in a common development environment to support and facilitate program ability to leverage specific capabilities.
Qualifications:
  • You Must Have *Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of relevant software experience.
  • Experience with C / C++ AND experience with scripting languages like Python, Perl, or similar.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum/Kanban or similar development environment as part of a software team
  • 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
  • Validation and verification of software applications
  • Full software development lifecycle for real-time embedded security-oriented products
  • Experience/Knowledge of several of the following:
  • Linux/Unix environment
  • Interfacing with FPGAs and ASICsInterfacing with low-level memory drivers
  • Inter-processor communication
  • Interface protocols, such as PCIe, GPIO, I2C, and SATAARM Architecture
  • Secure boot concepts
  • Cryptographic Algorithms
  • Containerization and software hardening techniques
  • Xilinx UltaScale+ MPSoC, Versal, or similar Embedded Processors
  • VxWorks, Embedded Linux, or similar embedded Operating System experience
  • Embedded Software Security
  • Use of software configuration management and bug tracking tools
  • DevSecOps tools, Model-based Engineering, and Test Driven Development