Test Solutions Effectors Software Section Lead

Position:
Senior Manager, Software Engineer – located in Tucson, AZ. Date posted: . Requires an active Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship.

The Test Solutions Effectors Center (TSEC) within the Hardware Engineering Discipline develops Production and Engineering test equipment solutions for Raytheon products. This role leads a software engineering section focused on design, development, transition to production, design verification, qualification, and manufacturing acceptance of final products.

• Supervise and lead a team of approximately 12–18 section members.
• Conduct formal and informal performance reviews and career‑development discussions with team members.
• Lead by example, adhere to, and ensure alignment with Raytheon Values and Behaviors.
• Establish meaningful and measurable goals and communicate effectively with the team and leadership.
• Design, develop, and integrate object‑oriented software applications using C#, C++ in Microsoft Visual Studio on Windows operating systems.
• Prioritize and handle multiple software‑engineering tasks concurrently.
• Drive solutions that work in field‑test or automation production environments with test solutions that have thermal and vibration testing capabilities.
• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team environment.
• Interact and engage with Engineering, Operations Managers, PTEs, Directorate leads, Program Leaders, and Functional leaders to drive software‑test‑solution readiness and robustness.
• Support Test Equipment Engineering program hiring goals and lead onboarding of new section personnel.
• Mentor junior and mid‑career software engineers.

• Required:
  
  Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of professional software‑engineering design experience using C/C++/C# or related languages.
• Experience working with Windows‑based computing environments and factory/laboratory test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters).
• Extensive experience in a technical leadership role and presenting to leadership and peers.
• Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance.
• Ability to obtain additional Program Area(s) accesses.
• Preferred:
  Experience with career development of team members.
• Preferred:
  Experience developing software for field test and/or production test environments.
• Preferred:
  Experience in an object‑oriented software environment.
• Preferred:
  Experience with Agile development process.
• Preferred:
  Experience developing and interpreting models using UML.
• Preferred:
  Understanding of the TSEC One‑Page Process and performance‑development process.
• Preferred:
  Experience with software configuration management tools such as Azure and Team Foundation Server.
• Preferred:
  Past engineering experience in a matrix organization comprising multidisciplinary design teams across multiple projects.
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of DOORS requirements management tool and development of integration, verification, and validation planning documentation.

Salary range: $132,400 – $251,600 USD.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and potential short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation programs.

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, 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.