AI Platform Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America

Location:

UT68:
Corporate 1 Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT, 06034 USA

Position Role Type:
Hybrid

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

Security Clearance:
None/Not Required

RTX Corporation 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 Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 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, VA.

This position is part of the Enterprise Services – Data & AI organization within RTX Corporate, supporting the company’s mission to develop and scale AI capabilities responsibly and securely across the enterprise. The AI Platform Engineer will design and implement the software and infrastructure that enable scalable and secure AI applications across RTX. The role focuses on developing APIs, orchestration services, and observability capabilities that connect AI models and intelligent systems with enterprise data and services.

• Design, build, and maintain APIs and orchestration services that support AI and automation applications.
• Integrate cloud and on-premises AI services (Azure AI, Databricks, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, etc.).
• Develop telemetry and observability components using Open Telemetry and MLflow.
• Containerize and deploy microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance teams to meet enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Design and build scalable, reliable, and cost‑efficient platform services that enable seamless integration, automation, and high performance across development and production environments.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement new tools or technologies to enhance AI infrastructure efficiency, reliability, and security.

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• Python APIs; cloud AI/ML
• Microservices, Docker/Kubernetes
• Messaging pipelines; monitoring/logging

• Experience implementing observability stacks (Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, MLflow).
• Experience designing and scaling enterprise‑grade AI infrastructure that is highly performant, cost‑efficient, and optimized for large‑scale data and model operations.
• Knowledge of CI/CD automation, Dev Sec Ops , and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Hands‑on experience building and deploying agents for business use cases (e.g., workflow orchestration, data transformation or analysis, multi‑agent system)
• Background in regulated or large‑scale enterprise environments (aerospace, defense, or finance).

This is a hybrid role; eligible candidates must reside within commuting distance from Farmington, CT. Additional locations will be considered: MA, TX, IA, CA.

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.

Salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD.

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.