2026 Full-time - Software Engineer 1 - Onsite (CA)

Date Posted:

2025-11-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA550: Fullerton, CA Bldg 675 1801 West Hughes Drive Building 675, Fullerton, CA, 92834 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

About Us:

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.

What You Will Do:

Design, implement, and maintain software applications using Python, SQL, JavaScript, and CSS.

Develop and integrate back-end data services and RESTful APIs to support real-time and historical data analytics.

Contribute to data pipeline development, ML Ops, and Data Ops workflows that improve automation, traceability, and scalability of deployed solutions.

Support development of intuitive front-end user interfaces for user operations and data visualization.

Participate in code reviews, configuration management, and automated testing as part of a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment.

Collaborate with systems, test, and data engineers to ensure software components align with overall system objectives.

Author and maintain technical documentation and contribute to design reviews.

What You Will Learn:

How to develop software for distributed mission systems, gaining exposure to complex data integration and visualization pipelines.

Modern DevSecOps, CI/CD, and containerization practices used across enterprise and mission environments.

Techniques for building and maintaining data engineering and machine learning pipelines, including MLOps and DataOps workflows.

Best practices in secure coding, automated testing, and software quality assurance for safety- and mission-critical applications.

How multidisciplinary teams integrate software, systems, and test engineering to deliver high-reliability solutions.

How to operate in an Agile environment, collaborating across disciplines while meeting technical and programmatic objectives.

Professional skills in documentation, technical communication, and presentation within a defense-grade engineering culture.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related STEM field.

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

Proficiency in Python for application development, data processing, or automation.

Foundational knowledge of SQL and relational database design principles.

Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS for UI development.

Experience working in Linux or cross-platform development environments.

Understanding of software version control tools (e.g., Git).

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience with ML Ops or Data Ops frameworks (e.g., Airflow, MLflow, Kubeflow, or similar).

Familiarity with web application architecture and tools (e.g., REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL MongoDB, Redis).

Exposure to real-time systems, distributed architectures, or mission-support software (e.g., visualization dashboards, situational awareness, telemetry).

Internship or project experience involving data pipelines, AI/ML integration, or cross-domain systems.

Understanding of cloud-based services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Knowledge of containerization and deployment technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience with test automation, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package 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.

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Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Additional Details:

• Please upload a copy of your most recent resume when applying to this requisition. Include your cumulative GPA and projected graduation date on your resume.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 62,000 USD - 118,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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