Principal AI ML Software Developer (Onsite)

RTX • Richardson, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This role leads the development of AI‑powered software engineering tools by building and orchestrating advanced SDLC agents that improve coding, testing, and CI/CD workflows. It requires strong Python skills and hands‑on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, secure system design, and modern DevOps technologies to deliver scalable, secure AI solutions.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), and a minimum of 8 years of Software Engineering experience.
• Experience as a Software Developer, specifically with Python.
• Experience with LLMs and popular AI frameworks (e.g., poolside, LangChain).
• Experience in prompt engineering, including techniques for complex reasoning, planning, and tool use.
• Experience working on a generative AI Agent and/or open-source related project.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Computer Science and/or Computer Engineering.
• Practical experience applying Zero Trust Security principles.
• Experience with platform development and DevOps tools, including containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with the Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience with UI design is preferred
• Knowledge of distributed systems, process management, and workflow orchestration.
• A conceptual understanding of advanced agentic concepts like A2A communication and multi-agent consensus.
• Experience designing and evaluating software architectures for scalable, secure AI-driven systems

Responsibilities

• Develop a suite of SDLC agents, each specialized for tasks like requirements analysis, code generation, debugging, and automated testing.
• Implement Zero Trust Security principles across the agentic ecosystem.
• Design and build a robust, scalable agentic orchestrator to manage and coordinate multiple AI agents.
• Develop and integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) into SDLC agents, allowing agents to use tools.
• Craft and refine sophisticated prompts to guide agent behavior and ensure high-quality, reliable outputs from Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Implement Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocols, enabling seamless collaboration and information sharing between agents.
• Implement API-driven GenAI tools to enhance the CICD Pipeline
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate the agentic system into our existing development workflows.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code while following best practices for building AI-driven systems.

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level