2026 Fulltime - Raytheon Software Engineer II (on - site)

Software Development Engineer

Raytheon is hiring a Software Development Engineer to support our teams in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. You will work within the Air & Missile Defense Software Department in Tewksbury, Massachusetts as part of the Patriot Software Development Team. We strive for technical excellence by drawing upon a diverse workforce whose knowledge base covers the complete spectrum of modern languages and computing platforms.

Assist and participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of real-time embedded software, application software, and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems.

Design, code, test, integrate, and document software solutions.

Participate in internal review of software components and systems.

Collaborate with project managers and other professionals within Engineering.

Follow established development practices and processes to maintain the configuration management of software products.

Light travel and off hours testing (2nd or 3rd shift) may occasionally be required.

This position requires exclusive onsite presence.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).

This position requires 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).

Experience or Education with software development.

The ability to obtain and maintain an interim secret U.S. security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience with C++, C, Java or similar higher level programming language.

Knowledge of data structures and algorithms, systems software design, operating systems, architectures, software development life cycle and processes.

Experience in a Unix/Linux operating system.

Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including ability to produce technical documentation, and the desire to learn new technologies and tools.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Experience developing software in a team-based development environment, preferably Agile/SCRUM, DevOps and test automation.

Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance available