Enterprise Application Architect - Digital Connected Factory (Tucson and 2 other options) Hybrid role
RTX Corporation3 months ago
McKinney, TX, USA +2 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$132k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and coordinate applications for factory orchestration systems across SAP ERP and planning, MES/Industry 4.0, AI and data platforms, and robotics.
- Define end-to-end integration patterns, technical roadmaps, solution architectures, reusable patterns, reference implementations, and formal architecture artifacts.
- Prototype and pilot platforms, conduct technology assessments and proofs of concept, and recommend Industry 4.0 innovations.
- Provide technical leadership to Agile teams, guide implementation of architecture standards, mentor developers, and contribute hands-on code when appropriate.
- Partner with infrastructure, networking, and cloud teams to ensure scalability, reliability, security, observability, high availability, and resilient operations.
- Integrate factory systems and processes to improve uptime, capacity growth, manufacturing flow, quality, and user experience.
Requirements
- University degree or equivalent experience with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field with at least 7 years of experience.
- Industrial or manufacturing experience architecting, designing, developing, and deploying resilient enterprise-grade applications in factory settings.
- Experience with enterprise application integration across ERP, MES, IIoT, and data platforms, including architecting AI capabilities into solutions.
- Experience deploying and hosting applications on AWS and/or Microsoft Azure with private or on-premises environments.
- Full-stack enterprise software development experience with Java, Spring Boot, Python, Flask, Angular, or React.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Preferred experience with MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus, Ignition, Kepware, SCADA, ISA-95, Purdue models, digital thread concepts, and SAP integration.
- Preferred experience with 12-factor applications, API design, RDBMS, graph and NoSQL databases, high-availability systems, ontologies, knowledge graphs, semantic technologies, agentic and AI platforms, and secure regulated environments.
- Preferred experience with Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, Artifactory, Maven, Git, Kubernetes, ECS, Docker, Ansible, application observability, and troubleshooting full-stack systems.
- Architecture certifications or applied modeling experience with TOGAF, DoDAF, ArchiMate, UML, BPMN, SysML, Cameo, or Sparx.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with regular onsite and offsite work; the role is relocation eligible to Tucson, McKinney, or Andover.
- Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and the Employee Scholar Program.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- The role is U.S.-based, and commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s responsibility.
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About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.