RTX I4.0 Senior Ignition Developer

The Senior Principal Ignition Engineer leads the design and development of standardized Ignition applications supporting tier boards, visual management, and real-time factory visibility across RTX sites. This role serves as the technical leader for the Ignition platform, driving architecture, standards, and best practices to ensure scalable, reliable, and consistent solutions across manufacturing operations.

What You Will Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise Ignition applications, templates, and frameworks.

• Establish and maintain technical standards, design patterns, and reusable components for Connected Factory solutions.

• Partner with Business Units, Digital Technology, and manufacturing teams to define requirements and enable adoption of standardized capabilities.

• Provide technical leadership for integrations across PLC, OT, MES, ERP, historians, and event-driven architectures.

• Guide deployment strategies and support complex troubleshooting across multiple manufacturing sites.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve scalability, performance, and user experience.

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise cybersecurity, reliability, and architecture standards., 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.

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62, * Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience

• 8+ years of Ignition, SCADA, or industrial application development experience.
• Deep expertise in OT data integration, manufacturing systems, and factory automation technologies.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale architectures and supporting multi-site deployments.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication protocols, data modeling, and system integration patterns.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience developing enterprise standards and reusable frameworks for manufacturing applications.

• Knowledge of MQTT, event brokers, historians, and MES platforms.

• Experience with Industry 4.0, Connected Factory, and digital manufacturing initiatives.

• Ability to influence technical direction and drive adoption across multiple business units.

• Experience mentoring developers and providing technical leadership without direct managerial responsibility.

• Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

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.