Senior Software Engineer

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-MA-CAMBRIDGE-BBN
01 ~ 10 & 50 Moulton St ~ MOULTON B2 Position Role Type:
Onsite 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 Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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.

RTX BBN Technologies is one of RTX’s premier research and development centres providing advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. Our diverse research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefit. The following position is to join our BBN Technologies team:

We are seeking an experienced SW engineer to join our Physical Sciences and Systems group in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You will join a project team designing, analyzing, and prototyping innovative multi-domain system architectures. You will contribute to an environment focused on embedded software generation, testing, and research with a focus in C++, C, and Linux. Our world‑class team works with a broad range of Government agencies to solve problems that are both technically challenging and have a real operational impact.

• Developing and implementing sophisticated detection, classification, localization, and tracking (DCLT) algorithms against state‑of-the‑art threats in high‑noise environments
• Designing and implementing complex software to optimize sensor system performance
• Designing and implementing software for the guidance and control of autonomous vehicles
• Supporting real‑time evaluation of designs in realistic mission scenarios and operational analysis
• Optimizing algorithm designs for highest performance

The candidate should be able to plan/direct/coordinate tasks or small projects involving multiple individuals. The candidate will participate in business development by contributing to proposals and white papers, and making effective presentations to our customers. This position may require some amount of overnight travel to support limited off‑site testing.

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in an applicable discipline (i.e., Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field) and 5 years of relevant professional work experience, or a master’s degree in the disciplines above plus 3 years’ experience, or a PhD
• 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.
• Prior experience in software design, simulation, analysis, and implementation.
• Prior experience programming in C++ or another modern object‑oriented language in the Linux development environment.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python…