July 21, 2026
Raytheon receives $1.8 billion SPY-6 contract
The U.S. Navy award covers hardware production and sustainment for the SPY-6 family of radars.
#SPY6 #Navy
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About the company
Business structure
An RTX businessParent headquarters
Arlington, Virginia, United StatesIndustry
Aerospace and defense
Experience
More than 100 years
Employees
More than 52,000
Engineers
28,000
Countries
58
2024 net sales
$26.8 billion
Q4 2025 sales
$7.657 billion
Q4 2025 operating profit
$885 million
Raytheon is the defense business of RTX. Its work spans integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors and radars, space systems, hypersonics, effectors, cyber and other defense technologies.
The current company profile reports more than 52,000 employees, including 28,000 engineers, across 58 countries. Raytheon reports more than a century of experience.
Raytheon recorded $26.8 billion in 2024 net sales. For the fourth quarter of 2025, RTX reported $7.657 billion of Raytheon sales and $885 million of operating profit.
Key People
Phil Jasper
President
Chris Peet
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Brummund
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Bob Butz
Senior Vice President, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality
Interview process at Raytheon
(460 candidate-shared Glassdoor interview experiences)Interview experience
Very positive
Interview difficulty
Average
Interview process length
Not reported
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Raytheon Interview Questions & Answers
Q: How do you prevent two threads from modifying the same data at the same time?
A: Protect the critical section with suitable synchronization, minimize lock scope, and explain whether a mutex, atomic operation or concurrent data structure fits the invariant.
Answer by AI
- State the shared invariant.
- Discuss race conditions.
- Mention deadlock avoidance.
Q: Explain the four pillars of object-oriented programming.
A: Define encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism, then show how the concepts work together in a small design.
Answer by AI
- Use one consistent example.
- Mention composition as an alternative.
- Avoid definitions without application.
Q: Which C++ concepts did you use in your project?
A: Select the concepts that materially shaped the project, such as RAII, templates or smart pointers, and explain why each choice was appropriate.
Answer by AI
- Tie each concept to code.
- Discuss ownership.
- Prepare for memory and concurrency follow-ups.
Q: Walk through the technical details of a project on your resume.
A: Explain the problem, architecture, your contribution, the hardest tradeoff, testing approach and measurable result.
Answer by AI
- Separate your work from the team's.
- Sketch the data flow.
- Name one improvement you would make.
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Raytheon Salaries in the United States (Updated 2026)
Software Engineer
All experience levels
$102K to $143K per year
511 Salaries submitted
Systems Engineer
All experience levels
$98K to $137K per year
411 Salaries submitted
Systems Engineer II
All experience levels
$98K to $127K per year
206 Salaries submitted
Senior Systems Engineer
All experience levels
$133K to $173K per year
197 Salaries submitted
Software Engineer II
All experience levels
$102K to $129K per year
179 Salaries submitted
Senior Software Engineer
All experience levels
$130K to $169K per year
170 Salaries submitted
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Open roles
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Huntsville, Alabama • Full time
Product Test Engineer II, Second Shift
Tucson, Arizona • Full time
2026 Raytheon Receiver, Exciter and Processing Architecture Software Engineer II
Marlborough, Massachusetts • Full time
2026 Raytheon Full Time Systems Engineer II
McKinney, Texas • Full time
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Benefits
Employee Scholar tuition, textbook and fee support
Relocation support for selected technical roles
Employee referral rewards
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Health savings account support for eligible plans
Life, disability and accident insurance
Wellness rewards
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Student-loan payments eligible for 401(k) match
Discounted home, auto and property insurance
Paid time off and flexible schedules
Family leave and backup child-care support
Latest News & Updates
July 15, 2026
Raytheon completes short-range interceptor milestone
The company completed a key milestone for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor program.
#Interceptor #Army
View postJuly 7, 2026
RTX and NATO advance AMRAAM production expansion
The parties announced a major expansion of AMRAAM production capacity for allied demand.
#AMRAAM #NATO
View postJune 8, 2026
RTX invests $100 million in Rhode Island production
The Portsmouth expansion will add radar-testing capacity and increase interceptor subcomponent production.
#Manufacturing #Investment
View postJune 3, 2026
Raytheon receives $515 million SPY-6 contract
The U.S. Navy follow-on award supports integration, testing and upgrades for the radar family.
#Radar #Contract
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