Principal System Security Software Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's 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. At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Raytheon Software Security Sensors and Effectors Department is looking for a Principal System Security Software Engineer in Tucson, AZ. Our mission is to provide world class Security Software to be used in deployed missile systems. Our software teams employ an Agile Scrum process to rapidly design, code, and integrate capabilities on a continuous basis into a mature solution for our customers. We strive for technical excellence by drawing upon a workforce whose knowledge base covers the complete spectrum of modern computing languages and platforms. This position requires understanding of real-time software design and the performance implications associated with specific System Security implementations. The candidate will require the ability to understand how their efforts affect the “big picture” of the missile system and be able to develop or review detail solutions at the source code level. This position is a full-time onsite role in Tucson AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related field and a minimum of 8 years of experience
Experience with C / C++
Experience with AMD Xilinx UltraScale+ or Versal MPSoC or similar Embedded Processors
VxWorks OS experience
Embedded Software Security experience
Active and transferable U.S. government issued 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

MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, or related engineering/science discipline
Experience with qualification and verification of software applications
Experience with any of the following: Linux/Unix environment
Interfacing with FPGAs
Interfacing with low-level memory drivers
Inter-processor communication
ARM Architecture
Secure boot concepts
Cryptographic Algorithms
Raytheon UltraStack Hardware Experience
designing, implementing, testing, or fielding real-time security-oriented solutions on Department of Defense (DoD) programs (embedded experience highly preferred)
Experience using security-relevant tools and devices for security auditing, network security, host/server security, communication security, or policy management.
Experience in Agile and DevSecOps environments
Experience in an Agile/Scrum/Kanban frameworks and development environments
Experience using software configuration management and bug tracking tools
Experience with Python / Perl
Knowledge of modern computer architecture and hardware technologies including: PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)

Responsibilities

Develop software applications using C and C++ languages on a variety of computing platforms
Understand real-time software design and the performance implications associated with specific System Security implementations.
Work closely with the Systems Security Engineering team to define and implement requirements.
Interface with customer community to review technical design and support verification of system maturity.