Senior Embedded Software Security Engineer- S3E
RTX Corporation13 days ago
Tucson, AZ, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, and test application and embedded real-time software for missile systems.
- Apply system security principles to software application design and implementation.
- Develop C and C++ software applications on multiple computing platforms.
- Analyze real-time software design and performance implications of system security implementations.
- Define and implement requirements with Systems Security Engineering teams.
- Review technical designs and support customer verification of system maturity.
- Interface with customer communities and develop or review source-code-level solutions.
- Work in a common development environment to support reuse of program capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and at least 5 years of relevant software experience.
- Experience with C and C++.
- Experience with Xilinx UltraScale+ MPSoC, Versal, or similar embedded processors.
- Experience with embedded operating systems such as VxWorks or Embedded Linux.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Interim Secret U.S. security clearance before the start date and obtain program access after starting.
- U.S. citizenship, because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
- Preferred experience with embedded software security and real-time, security-oriented DoD solutions.
- Preferred knowledge of Linux/Unix, FPGA interfaces, low-level memory drivers, inter-processor communication, ARM architecture, secure boot, and cryptographic algorithms.
- Preferred experience with security auditing, network security, host/server security, communications security, or policy-management tools and devices.
- Preferred experience with Agile, DevSecOps, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, software configuration management, bug tracking tools, Python, and Perl.
- Preferred knowledge of PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, FPGAs, and ASICs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance, paid time off, and holidays may be available.
- Parental leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, Employee Scholar Program, and child/adult backup care are offered.
- The position is onsite at the RTX campus in Tucson, Arizona.
- The application window is expected to close approximately 40 days after the October 30, 2026 posting date, subject to change.
About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.