Tech Lead / Solution Architect Connected Factory

Date Posted:

2026-11-12



Country:

United States of America



Location:

US-GA-REMOTE



Position Role Type:

Unspecified



U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required



Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

RTX Enterprise Services-Apps is seeking a Technical Lead / Solution Architect to lead application engineering and solution delivery for the Connected Factory digital transformation initiative.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership for shared Connected Factory applications and platform capabilities deployed across RTX factories. The individual will guide application development, solution design, engineering standards, integrations, release execution, and production readiness across React, Ignition, data, workflow, and factory-operations capabilities.

What You Will Do

• Lead technical delivery for Connected Factory applications and shared platform capabilities.
• Translate product requirements into implementable solution designs, technical plans, and delivery increments.
• Guide React, Ignition, API, event, data, and integration development.
• Establish reusable application patterns, components, services, and deployment approaches.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and reusable across multiple factories and Business Units.
• Partner with the Technical Product Owner, UX, data, DevOps, cybersecurity, platform, and BU teams.
• Define technical standards for application development, testing, integration, observability, and release management.
• Review designs and code, resolve technical issues, and mentor developers.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, dependency management, and delivery risk resolution.
• Support CI/CD, environment management, release execution, production monitoring, and incident resolution.
• Ensure factory applications integrate effectively with data platforms, enterprise systems, event brokers, and common services.
• Balance enterprise standards with site and BU requirements without creating one-off solutions.
• Support Agile ceremonies, technical backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture decisions, integration contracts, and operational runbooks in Jira and Confluence.
• Support adoption of Tier Boards, Actions Tracker, Factory Hierarchy, common visuals, WIP / Andon / Flow, Workforce Management, KPI automation, and related capabilities.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience 12+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, solution delivery, or technical leadership.
• Experience leading development of enterprise applications or shared digital platforms.
• Strong experience with modern application development, APIs, integrations, data services, and Agile delivery.
• Experience translating business and product requirements into technical designs and executable delivery plans.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and managing dependencies across product, engineering, data, UX, and operations.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, testing, deployment, production support, and application reliability with the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to executives, product leaders, developers, and factory stakeholders.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native delivery.
• Experience with Ignition, industrial applications, manufacturing systems, or factory visual-management solutions.
• Experience with Azure or AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with data platforms, event brokers, data lakes, Snowflake, hierarchy models, or KPI automation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply chain, shop-floor, or operations transformation.
• Knowledge of Tier Management, CORE Operating System practices, factory hierarchy, WIP, Andon, flow, or Workforce Management.
• Experience scaling applications across multiple sites or Business Units.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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Work Location: Remote

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 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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