Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Tewksbury, MA

Position Overview

Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance), onsite in Tewksbury, MA. The role supports Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) including Global Patriot, Ghost‑Eye, and other missile defense programs. The position requires ongoing onsite presence Monday through Friday, primarily at the Tewksbury site, with occasional test witnessing at nearby Andover, Pelham, and Marlborough locations.

• Review of Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), and SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure Dev Ops)
• Examine SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts
• Participate in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), and Audits
• Conduct Test Witnessing during System Qualification Test (SQT) and Full Qualification Test (FQT)
• Maintain compliance with contractual requirements and ensure integrity of technical data packages
• Perform independent risk assessments and root cause analysis, facilitating corrective actions
• Leverage Agile and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies in software development and quality best practices
• Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel; provide guidance to senior leadership and peers

• Compliance practices ensuring digital products meet contractual standards
• Input/Output approval processes with partner organizations
• Measurement of software quality attributes, metrics, and data
• Conducting risk assessments across the lifecycle
• Facilitating root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Adopting Agile and Dev Sec Ops  practices to improve software development and quality
• Collaboration with customers, product development, and test teams

• U.S. citizenship required to obtain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Eight (8) years of quality or engineering experience applying Agile, testing, requirements, software, defects, release, metrics, and analysis principles
• Experience with Agile practices (SCRUM, sprints, backlog, CI/CD) and execution witnessing, test plans, procedures, and traceability
• Knowledge of requirements verification, software specifications, system specifications, and performance contracts
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes, code reviews, builds, and configuration management
• Proficiency in defect classification (quantification, severity, priority, impact)
• Experience with release management, documentation, security bulletins, and user guides
• Ability to analyze metrics, develop dashboards, and report results

• Professional certifications in Quality, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Agile, Cyber/IA, or Project Management
• Presentation experience using PowerPoint to senior management
• Knowledge of quality standards (AS9115, AS9100, ISO
  9001) and QMS/SOPs
• Experience with compliance evaluation, validation, auditing, and corrective actions
• Background in maintenance processes, patches, upgrades, backups, and recovery
• Project leadership, coordination, planning, prioritization, and escalation skills
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  tool chains (Confluence, ADS, Jenkins, Git Hub, Coverity) and integrated development environments
• Experience with development tools (Clear Case, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody) and databases (Oracle, SAP)
• Knowledge of networking, protocols (OSI, TCP, IP, TLS, DHCP, SNMP), and cloud infrastructures
• Experience with security, systems, software, hardware, and tool integration

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits depend on the business unit and collective bargaining status. An annual incentive compensation program may be available for eligible employees.

No relocation assistance will be provided for this role.

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.