Embedded Software Engineer I
Raytheon
Goleta, CA2h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- Embedded systemsTroubleshootingUnit testingC++CCI/CD
- Work
- On-site in Goleta
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Embedded systems64%C++59%Troubleshooting46%Unit testing18%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 9, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Join the Secure Product Assurance/Sensors Space and Air Software team at Raytheon, developing software for defense challenges. This role involves designing, coding, integrating, and testing real-time embedded software for radar, sensor, guidance, and fire control systems, contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Work on complex technical problems, collaborating to provide innovative solutions and requiring investigation and troubleshooting skills.
- Operate at all phases of the software development lifecycle, including SW/HW integration.
- Assist in the derivation of system and software requirements, architectural modeling, and technical analysis.
- Design, code, unit test, integrate, and document real-time embedded software solutions, with a focus on Electronic Warfare implementations.
- Participate in software peer reviews, code inspections, and technical decision-making with multidisciplinary teams, including program leadership and customers.
- Support program execution to ensure work products meet technical, cost, schedule, and quality baselines.
- Follow established software development processes and practices.
- Work Location: Onsite at our Goleta, CA Campus.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) from an accredited institution. Degree must be obtained by start date.
- Experience developing, and testing or debugging software using C, C++, or similar object-oriented programming language.
- Strong Object-Oriented Design knowledge and real-time embedded software development experience.
- Strong hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving experience.
- Experience developing software in a team-based development environment with strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- DoD Clearance: Secret
- Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.
Qualifications We Prefer
- Knowledge of Software Development Processes and experience participating in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements, design, implementation, and testing.
- Experience working with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and automated build environments.
- Familiarity with Scrum/Agile, DevSecOps, Git/GitLab.
- Hardware / software integration experience.
- Interfacing with FPGAs.
- Development experience working on Redhat Linux, VxWorks, Green Hills or other Real Time Operating Systems.
- Inter-processor communication.
- X-86 and ARM Architectures.
- Experience working in lab environments with physical hardware (e.g., test benches, simulators).
- Practical exposure to radar technologies, radar signal processing, or RF or Electronic Warfare systems.
- Modeling and Simulation knowledge.
- Hands-on experience developing low-level device drivers or real-time embedded operating system (RTOS) applications.