Principal Digital Factory Engineer IV

RTX; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Digital Factory Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support advanced digital factory solutions across multiple Raytheon manufacturing sites. The role focuses on scalable software, reliable IIoT connectivity, and real-time factory insights to drive operational improvement.

Responsibilities include building Ignition/Python/SQL-based applications, dashboards, data workflows, and API integrations while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain/maintain DoD clearance (Secret).
• Experience with digital factory/IIoT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support digital factory solutions deployed across Raytheon manufacturing sites.
• Build operator interfaces, dashboards, backend workflows, data queries, and automated logic supporting factory operations.
• Integrate applications with databases, historians, IIoT devices, and central data services using modern communication protocols.
• Implement code aligned with team standards, ensuring maintainability, performance, and usability.
• Document features, technical decisions, and system evolution.

Tools

Ignition

Python

SQL

Job description

Location:

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513PW ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ PW BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At Raytheon, we build secure, connected, and data-driven manufacturing technologies that strengthen mission readiness and global competitiveness. The Connected Factory Intelligence (CFI's) organization delivers enterprise digital factory capabilities through modern IIoT infrastructure, unified data architectures, and operator-centric applications that improve productivity, quality, and factory performance.

We are seeking a Principal Digital Factory Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support advanced digital factory solutions deployed across multiple Raytheon manufacturing sites. This senior engineering role contributes to scalable software development, reliable IIoT connectivity, and integrated data systems that enable real-time factory insights and continuous operational improvement.

What You Will Do

The Principal Digital Factory Engineer is responsible for building and integrating digital manufacturing applications and IIoT systems across CFI’s five functional product domains:

1. Manufacturing Process Monitoring & Equipment Maintenance
2. Shop Floor Management & Optimization
3. Digital Operator Interface & Smart Tools
4. Manufacturing Product Digital Thread & Factory Digital Twin
5. Factory OT Analytics, Metrics & Common API / Data Transfer

This role performs full-cycle software development while partnering closely with cross-functional engineering, operations, OT, IT, and data teams. The engineer ensures reliable data flows, scalable application design, and high-quality software that supports factory operations across multiple locations. Preferred candidates also bring higher-level capabilities in architectural thinking and cross-team technical leadership.

Software Development & Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain digital factory applications using Ignition, Python, SQL, and related technologies.
• Build operator interfaces, dashboards, backend workflows, data queries, and automated logic supporting factory operations.
• Integrate applications with databases, historians, IIoT devices, and central data services using modern communication protocols.
  Implement code aligned with team standards, ensuring maintainability, performance, and usability.
• Document features, technical decisions, and system