Associate Director, I4.0 & Ops Excellence Industrial Engineer (Remote)

Prattwhitney; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX seeks an I4.0 & Ops Excellence Industrial Engineer Lead in a hybrid U.S. role to advance factory automation, digital thread integration, and connected factory capabilities. You will coach sites, lead cross-functional teams, and drive data-driven improvements across productivity, quality, and manufacturability.

Travel to multiple manufacturing sites (~30%) is required. The role emphasizes collaboration with Centers of Excellence, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Digital Technology to

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, digital technologies, automation, or technical program leadership.
• Experience leading large-scale projects and managing cross‑functional teams.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 concepts, factory automation, or digital thread technologies.

Responsibilities

• Apply industrial engineering methodologies to optimize manufacturing processes, workflows, and factory performance across RTX Connected Factory focus sites.
• Drive factory automation initiatives, including evaluation of automation opportunities, technology readiness, and deployment coordination with site teams.
• Act as a strategic partner for producibility initiatives, ensuring manufacturability considerations are integrated into design, development, and scaling activities.
• Collaborate across functional and site teams to harmonize processes, share best practices, accelerate digital maturity, and drive continuous improvement in technical excellence.
• Serve as a coach and technical resource for sites adopting Connected Factory capabilities, supporting teams in advancing digital and operational excellence practices.
• Lead continuous improvement events leveraging the CORE Operating System and data‑driven analysis to enhance productivity, quality, safety, and manufacturability.
• Lead development, tracking, and reporting of Connected Factory metrics, including KPI automation, Control Tower insights, and digital performance dashboards.
• Ensure consistent standards, processes, and deployment approaches across the enterprise through alignment between councils, business unit strategies, and site‑level execution.

Skills

Manufacturing analytics

Automation

Digital technologies

Technical program leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Industry 4.0

MES

IIoT

Data interpretation

Strategic engagement

Education

University degree + 12 years experience

Advanced degree + 10 years experience

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-03 Country: United States of America Location: US-CT-REMOTE Position Role Type: Hybrid U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. 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 I4.0 & Ops Excellence Industrial Engineer will strengthen consistency, innovation, and maturity across RTX’s technical, digital, and operational excellence initiatives. This role will apply industrial engineering principles while partnering closely with internal Centers of Excellence, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Digital Technology to advance factory automation, digital thread integration, and connected factory capabilities. The Industrial Engineering Lead will coach and support Connected Factory focus sites in driving measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and manufacturability across RTX’s connected factory network.

What You Will Do

• Apply industrial engineering methodologies to optimize manufacturing processes, workflows, and factory performance across RTX Connected Factory focus sites.
• Drive factory automation initiatives, including evaluation of automation opportunities, technology readiness, and deployment coordination with site teams.
• Act as a strategic partner for producibility initiatives, ensuring manufacturability considerations are integrated into design, development, and scaling activities.
• Collaborate across functional and site teams to harmonize processes, share best practices, accelerate digital maturity, and drive continuous improvement in technical excellence.
• Serve as a coach and technical resource for sites adopting Connected Factory capabilities, supporting teams in advancing digital and operational excellence practices.
• Lead continuous improvement events leveraging the CORE Operating System and data‑driven analysis to enhance productivity, quality, safety, and manufacturability.
• Lead development, tracking, and reporting of Connected Factory metrics, including KPI automation, Control Tower insights, and digital performance dashboards.
• Ensure consistent standards, processes, and deployment approaches across the enterprise through alignment between councils, business unit strategies, and site‑level execution.

This position will require travel to various manufacturing sites (30%).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, digital technologies, automation, or technical program leadership.
• Experience leading large-scale projects and managing cross‑functional teams.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 concepts, factory automation, or digital thread technologies.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Excellent technical problem‑solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Ability to interpret complex technical data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Ability to lead strategic engagements with cross functional and/ or business unit teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of manufacturing analytics, automation systems, or shop‑floor data architectures.
• Experience with QMS frameworks, enterprise governance councils and process harmonization activities.
• Technical understanding of manufacturing systems architecture (i.e. MES, IIOT).
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.

Benefits

• parental (including paternal) leave
• flexible work schedules
• achievement awards
• educational assistance
• child/adult backup care
• 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
• holidays

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

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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.