Senior Software Engineer – Digital Engineering AI Enablement and Automation (AEA) (Onsite)
RTX Corporation1 month ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Identify manual engineering tasks that can be optimized or replaced with AI-driven solutions and automation.
- Develop, implement, maintain, monitor, and refine AI and automation tools for engineering workflows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
- Analyze workflows and data to improve precision, speed, productivity, cycle times, lifecycle costs, technical debt, and reusability.
- Design and execute proof-of-concept projects for AI and automation strategies.
- Ensure solutions meet Collins Aerospace and RTX security, performance, and other applicable standards.
- Provide training and documentation to support adoption of new tools and workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field and at least five years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least three years of experience.
- Skills in generative AI implementation patterns, including retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and strategies for constraining nondeterministic outputs.
- Hands-on LLMOps experience with evaluation metric platforms such as MLflow or equivalent tools including Arize, Braintrust, or Fiddler.
- Programming skills in Python or C/C++.
- Ability to communicate complex AI architectures through clear guidelines and training for engineering teams.
- Experience integrating AI into safety-critical workflows such as test automation, requirements analysis, code review assistance, or documentation generation with human-in-the-loop controls is preferred.
- Evidence of measurable impact from AI initiatives is preferred.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program or contract.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching, separate employer retirement contributions, and an optional Lifetime Income Strategy.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, and optional pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, legal, and identity-theft coverage.
- Parental, adoption, adoption assistance, autism, employee assistance, wellness, and caregiving benefits.
- Doctor on Demand, Teladoc Medical Experts, and Bright Horizons services.
- Eligible for relocation.
- Onsite role in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; selected interview steps may be conducted in person.
- U.S.-based role with an application window expected to remain open approximately 40 days from the posting date.
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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.