Date Posted:
2026-07-31
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-AZ-TUCSON-801 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 801 (External Site)
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
Raytheon Industry 4.0 - Smart Digital Factory and Automation (SDF&A) has an immediate career-growth opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and innovative Software Systems Engineer team member to join our Team. As a Digital Factory developer, you will be a key contributor to design, development, integration, testing and deployment of advanced IIoT / Industry 4.0 technologies based in Ignition. Additionally, this role will perform root cause corrective action (RCCA) for any hardware and software issues identified in the SDF&A products in the manufacturing factory while supporting data analytics and data visualization efforts. The role will be in close collaboration with digital factory engineering, chief engineers / architects, front end of the business, and SDF&A / factory leadership and will include all aspects of the product development lifecycle - planning, requirements, design, development, test, deployment, and sustainment.
Our Connected Factory Intelligence & Automation (CFI&A) organization delivers advanced IIoT / Industry 4.0 technologies based in Ignition and plays a key role across manufacturing environments.
Raytheon Innovators – Advanced Manufacturing
What You Will Do
Execute projects involving Ignition application development.
Contribute to IIoT continued growth and deployment by working with sensors, gateways, connectivity solutions, APIs, and data analytic platforms.
Provide recommendations and execution on methods to connect manufacturing equipment to IIoT/OT layer network
Set communication protocols and network configurations on network devices (EIP, Modbus/TCP, MQTT, etc).
Contribute to major team projects as well as work with minimal oversight to solve complex problems supporting SDF&A Engineering Systems.
Analyze and correlate large, complex data sets; support digital thread implementation; develop and execute analytics reports and visualization toolsets while ensuring data integrity.
Expected to Travel 10% of the time.
What You Will Learn
Exposure to Industry 4.0 subject matter experts and Digital Technologies teams, gaining hands‑on experience with Ignition, IIoT systems, and modern factory connectivity
How to support and execute full product lifecycle activities — requirements, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment — for digital factory systems
Skills in analyzing and correlating large manufacturing data sets to improve digital thread continuity and deliver meaningful insights to factory leadership
Practical system integration experience that enhances your ability to provide reliable, actionable data, enabling customers to make informed operational decisions
Technical leadership fundamentals through mentorship, collaboration with engineering leaders, and exposure to influential individuals across Raytheon
Qualifications You Must Have
Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
5+ years related experience, to include Ignition SCADA development using combination of tools such as: SQL, Python, C#/.NET, HTML5, JSON
Experience with scripting and dashboarding
Experience with Azure DevOps services framework or similar Agile Project Management tools
Experience with Industry 4.0 key concepts – connectivity, data collection, IIoT, systems integration, AI, machine learning, ISA-95, Pub/Sub.
Experience with data analytics with skills that demonstrate the ability to prepare, process, analyze, and visualize significant amounts of information from multiple data sources.
Qualifications We Prefer
Ignition gold certification or willingness to achieve within first year
Experience using industrial communication protocols such as Modbus/TCP, MQTT, EIP, SECS/GEM, etc.
Strong communication, project management and collaboration skills; experience working across organization boundaries
Experience building APIs and creating web applications
Experience with Splunk!, PowerBI, GraphQL, Tableau, SQL Server, SAP, Eyelit, Windows Task Scheduler Automation, SQL Server job agent automation, SQL Server SSIS
Experience with big data and data mining
Experience in distributed controls, cyber security, IT infrastructure integration or other related fields
Experience working in a manufacturing environment and familiarity with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
Understanding of automation systems (robots, vision systems, PLCs, etc.) deployment and integration
Our values drive our actions,behaviors,and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety,Trust, Respect, Accountability,Collaboration,and Innovation.
This position is NOT eligilble for RELOCATIION
This position is located in Tucson, AZ;
Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
ONSITE: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
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 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.
