Senior Software Engineer (Onsite)

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland – onsite role; U.S. citizenship is required.

About the role

Raytheon is seeking a Software Engineer for a program consisting of a nationwide network of approximately 160 advanced data-collection and processing sites connected through a state-of-the-art communications architecture, enabling highly accurate and timely forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Root cause analysis and problem resolution with a strong focus on operations and maintenance while maintaining an open line of direct communication with the customer.
• Oversee technical design, development, and implementation of large-scale software products using DevSecOps pipelines.
• Collaborate within an integrated company/customer agile team, engaging with enterprise subject-matter experts.
• Deliver rapid, iterative, high-quality code while maintaining robust engineering practices.
• Provide product demonstrations to teammates, leadership, and customer stakeholders.
• Contribute to architecture definition and support enhancements to design and development standards.
• Consult with management and customers regarding solution feasibility and technical recommendations.
• Integrate emerging technologies and product supportability considerations into design decisions.
• Support technical reviews and ongoing product demonstrations.
• Provide third-tier, on- and off-call, support for configuration and/or software issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience.
• Experience with presentations.
• Experience with decision-making and adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Experience with Java and Python programming.
• Experience in developing software for meteorological, weather, or environmental applications.
• Experience working with meteorological data formats and standards.
• Experience with Eclipse integrated development environment.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments.
• Experience with Linux command line and bash scripting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced education.
• Experience with C, Fortran, or other programming languages.
• Experience with FOSS technologies including Camel, Spring Framework, and Hibernate.
• Experience with uframe technology used to support the National Weather Service’s software infrastructure.
• Experience with weather system architecture, data ingestion, data processing, visualization, and plugin development.
• RedHat Linux experience.
• Experience with Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, and PostgreSQL database management.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement).