Data Engineer (Hybrid)
RTX Corporation2 months ago
Charlotte, NC, USA or Richardson, TX, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain pipelines for structured and unstructured data sources.
- Engineer logical and physical data-domain segmentation based on business rules, regulatory requirements, and security boundaries.
- Implement data access controls, classification rules, and protection mechanisms across environments.
- Build scalable architectures supporting analytics, AI/ML, digital products, and data-driven decision making.
- Translate business and compliance requirements into reliable, secure data engineering solutions.
- Optimize data workflows for performance, observability, and resiliency across cloud and hybrid platforms.
- Develop reusable automation, governance-aligned frameworks, and secure data enablement patterns.
- Support production data systems with attention to data integrity, lineage, and access auditability.
- Collaborate with program teams, cybersecurity, legal/compliance, digital technology, engineering, and enterprise operations.
Requirements
- University degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required because the role supports a program or contract restricted to U.S. citizens.
- Experience engineering pipelines for structured and unstructured data, enterprise content repositories, and file systems.
- Ability to segment, classify, or secure datasets according to business, legal, or compliance requirements.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data processing frameworks such as Spark, PySpark, Databricks, EMR, or Glue.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and their native data services.
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, distributed systems, data modeling, and secure data architecture.
- Ability to collaborate across technical and business functions in Agile teams.
- Preferred experience with strict data boundaries, access controls, document processing, OCR, text extraction, image handling, and large unstructured repositories.
- Preferred background in data governance, lineage, auditability, automated policy enforcement, and integrations with SharePoint, network file shares, or legacy content systems.
- Preferred knowledge of AI/ML data preparation, feature pipelines, sensitive datasets, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other regulated industries is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with regular onsite and offsite work; onsite timing is determined with the leader.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching, a separate employer retirement contribution, and a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, and optional pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, legal, and identity-theft coverages.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-planning benefits, and autism benefits.
- Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions, wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, child and elder care, and second-opinion medical services.
- Eligible employees may receive paid time off, holidays, flexible work schedules, and other benefits depending on the business unit and collective-bargaining coverage.
- Candidates may be asked to attend select interview steps in person.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
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.