Senior Geospatial Software Engineer (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-08-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RVA99: RTN Remote, Virginia

Position Role Type:

Remote

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

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 is seeking a Geospatial Software Engineer for the Next Gen Water Prediction Capability (NGWPC) program. The NGWPC program intends to build a scalable, operational-quality Next Generation Water Resources Modeling Framework, hydrologic and hydraulic model formulations, upgraded Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) capabilities, and an underlying enterprise hydrofabric used in operational National Water Model (NWM) and flood forecasting operations.  It is a cornerstone for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Water Prediction (OWP).

What You Will Do

• Travel to Dulles, VA facility as needed for customer activities.. 

• Analyze and process spatial natural resource data and satellite imagery using GIS techniques.

• Design and develop scalable geospatial services in Python, leveraging formats such as STAC, Zarr, and GeoTIFFs.

• Design and deploy geospatial data services to cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Analyzes systems requirements and design specifications.

• Performs conceptual design, detailed design, code, and unit test and may involve database analysis, design, and implementation.

• Apply best practices for clean, maintainable code, rigorous testing, and continuous integration.

• Tests, debugs, and refine the computer software to produce the required product.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Cartography, GIS, Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of professional experience

• Experience with geospatial or data-intensive backend systems at enterprise scale.

• Experience in one or more operating systems, integrated development environments (IDEs), and Python for geospatial data processing.

• Experience developing test automation scripts to include automated unit testing, automated regression testing, automated integration, and automated security testing.

• Experience integrating software (modules, components, subsystems) and conducting system/software integration and testing of software products.

• Experience with raster and/or vector data, coordinate reference systems (CRS), and/or common formats such as GeoTIFF, NetCDF, and/or COGs.

• Experience with geospatial libraries and tools including GDAL/OGR, GeoPandas, Xarray, and/or Zarr.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Hands-on experience with remote sensing datasets (Landsat, Sentinel, MODIS, Planet Labs, Iceye) and processing techniques.

• Experience in creating and integrating hydrofabric geospatial representation of perceptual model with metadata.

• Background in hydraulic modeling, remote sensing, GIS, environmental science, or related disciplines.

• Experience building automated geospatial data pipelines.

• Familiarity with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs/LSTMs), or other deep learning approaches for spatial data.

• Software containerization experience using Kubernetes, Singularity and/or Docker.

• Experienced with command-line interface (CLI) and user interface (UI) to run programs, manage geospatial datasets, and interact with the computer.

• Experience with Agile/scrum, continuous integration and automated test frameworks and well versed with SDLC including best practices and procedures.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Not Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance not available. 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

• Remote: This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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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