Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA111: 1300 N 17th Street Arlington 1300 North 17th Street Suite 400 Arlington VA 22209 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

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 Systems Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. Its 185000 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.

For close to 80 years RTX BBN Technologies has solved real-world problems for our customers in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community through research exploration development and prototyping. Our team specializes in developing next-generation RF sensor system technologies by combining a fundamental understanding of the underlying EM physics including complex electromagnetic interactions and signatures and propagation phenomenology with a deep expertise in analysis statistical signal processing optimization and machine learning.

We are searching for a Lead Embedded Software Engineer with expertise in the Electronic Warfare this role you will function as both a senior technical contributor and help develop and grow a team of 5 to 10 other engineers and scientists across multiple projects. You will provide technical leadership on design and implementation working closely with other highly skilled professionals in areas of signal processing algorithms modeling and simulation and firmware development. You will work collaboratively with our principal investigators (PI) and program managers (PM) to help coordinate resources track progress facilitate collaboration and ensure on-time delivery within budget.

What you will do:

• Continue to function as a strong individual contributor in embedded software development
• Lead other engineers and scientists to design develop implement and test new applications and prototype systems
• Collaborate across a broader team of signal processing algorithm developers hardware designers and software implementation experts to plan out and achieve program goals
• Look across current and future program needs to estimate high-level software development tasking
• Mentor less senior professionals
• Lead strategic objectives to synergize the software baselines across multiple related programs
• Motivate a collaborative work environment across geographic locations.
• Participate in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze data test new capabilities and perform demonstrations
• Lead successful execution of field events and prototype demonstrations

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• MS with 7 years of relevant experience or BS with 10 years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Physics or related field
• Experience shaping pursuing and capturing new opportunities through customer interactions and proposal development.
• Experience leading a technical team of 3-5 other technical professionals
• High proficiency in C/C and Python/MATLAB
• High proficiency with embedded development and applications
• Proficiency with digital signal processing (DSP)
• Independently execute responsibilities with minimal review or supervision
• Takes proactive action to anticipate understand and meet customer needs
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Position will require some amount of overnight travel

Qualifications We Prefer

• Software-defined radio
• Signal processing
• Real-time embedded software/firmware development
• Embedded Linux
• ARM processors and system on a chip (SoC) systems
• Statistical modeling and/or deep learning
• FPGA development using Verilog or VHDL

What We Offer

Whether youre just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare wellness retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave flexible work schedules achievement awards educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

• Relocation Assistance available
• This position is Hybrid position at our Arlington MD. headquarters

To help you achieve your goals BBN will provide:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D.
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research.
• A technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor listen and help you refine your research vision and goals.
• Business development programmatic contracting finance and HR support.
• Access through RTX to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 137000 USD - 275000 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 candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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