Leadership Development Program – Engineering, Software Discipline

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-108 ~ 1100 Wilson Blvd ~ ROSSLYN HQ Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required 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 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.

Discover an extraordinary opportunity to accelerate your software engineering career and develop into a future technical leader  two-year rotational Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – Software Discipline provides challenging, high-visibility assignments across the enterprise, allowing you to build a powerful global network. You will receive high-caliber training, professional mentoring, and frontline, hands‑on software experience directly within our cutting‑edge development environments. This fast‑paced path expands your business acumen, sharpens your technical expertise, and prepares you to make a lasting impact on our global software organization.

Actively recruiting for the next cohort and program that begins June 2027.

• Complete three 8-month rotational assignments across various U.S. locations, adapting quickly to new technology centres, business units, and software engineering teams.
• Execute core engineering milestones within one or more specialised program tracks, including software applications/systems design and development, hands‑on coding, testing and implementation, and technical documentation.
• Stretch your professional and technical capabilities by taking ownership of frontline, hands‑on development deliverables and software codebases.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, systems, and program management teams to define software requirements and optimise system deployment.

• You Must Have Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. Degree must be obtained by start date.
• Willing and able to operationally relocate to various RTX geographic locations across the United States for three distinct 8-month program assignments.
• Relevant internship, co‑op, or professional work experience with one or more of the following areas software engineering, embedded development, source code development, testing and implementation protocols, or technical documentation.
• Experience utilizing object‑oriented programming languages, software development tools, or testing frameworks (such as Python, C++, Java, or C#).
• Completed coursework or experience with one or more of the following: core computing fundamentals, including embedded, operating, or real‑time systems, data structures and algorithms OR Digital logic, computer architecture, or communication systems.

• We Prefer Active U.S. government secret security clearance.
• Self‑motivated and team‑oriented work style with the agility to thrive in a fast‑paced,…