Principal Software Engineer/Release Train Engineer

RTX•Woburn, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports the Systems, Software, and Integration & Test Engineering departments. These departments provide subject matter expertise for concept development, architectural design, requirements generation & flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, software development, integration, test, and evaluation of world-class, Missile Defense & Sensor Systems to be achieved through our people, processes, technology, and performance. This position is located onsite in Woburn, MA. As a Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will be working as part of the leadership team of a scaled agile engineering team alongside a Scaled Product Owner (SPO) and Cross Product Team (subCPT) lead. The RTE is a servant-based leader and coach for the ART. Identify and escalate blockers to upper-level leadership, facilitate barrier removal for the ART. Ensure that the agile teams following established processes and agile methodologies. Schedule and drive coordination of agile team scrum masters (Scrum of Scrums). Ensure team product owners are establishing effective scope definitions, including clear acceptance criteria for team products and services. Schedule and facilitate increment planning and review events in a scaled agile team environment. Ensure team sprint plans and day-to-day execution are aligned with program and customer priorities in support of the Scaled Product Owner. Partner closely with the Scaled Product Owner to ensure on time delivery of team products and services that meet agreed acceptance criteria. Partner closely with the Cross Product Team leads on staffing decisions and rotations. Identify and track internal and external dependencies required to deliver products and services. Coach Agile team execution processes and mentor team agile leaders.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Experience in the field of Engineering, including any of the following: System Requirements definition and analysis, System Test and Analysis, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Development, Software Test and Analysis working with MATLAB, C/C++, Ada, Java or DOORS.
Experience with requirements and agile development methodologies.
Experience with current Missile defense programs with specific experience in large, complex systems.
Experience developing software in a team-based development environment, preferably using the Agile Scrum or Kanban framework.
Ability to obtain U.S. government issued Interim Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and execution with Agile principles and methodologies
Team leadership experience in a scaled agile environment.
Ability to communicate and coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Hands on experience with Jira and Confluence.
Prior experience as a Scrum Master or Product Owner
Running or attending Agile ceremonies (daily scrum, monthly planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives).
Previous software development experience.
Experience operating in or leading a multi-disciplinary team
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with coworkers, suppliers, management, and customers in a team environment.
Experience contributing to a team environment for the purpose of developing creative solutions to technical problems.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Identify and escalate blockers to upper-level leadership, facilitate barrier removal for the ART.
Ensure that the agile teams following established processes and agile methodologies.
Schedule and drive coordination of agile team scrum masters (Scrum of Scrums).
Ensure team product owners are establishing effective scope definitions, including clear acceptance criteria for team products and services.
Schedule and facilitate increment planning and review events in a scaled agile team environment.
Ensure team sprint plans and day-to-day execution are aligned with program and customer priorities in support of the Scaled Product Owner.
Partner closely with the Scaled Product Owner to ensure on time delivery of team products and services that meet agreed acceptance criteria.
Partner closely with the Cross Product Team leads on staffing decisions and rotations.
Identify and track internal and external dependencies required to deliver products and services.
Coach Agile team execution processes and mentor team agile leaders.