DT Carlsbad (CMC) Site Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-03-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CA-CARLSBAD-582 ~ 2752 Loker Ave W ~ LOKER

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight - designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

We have an exciting opportunity with our Digital Technology (DT) team for a Digital Technology (DT) Site Lead.

The position will be based onsite at our facilities in Carlsbad, California.

What You Will Do:

As a Digital Technology Site Lead, you will play a key role in advancing the manufacturing maturity of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) turbine components—materials that enable lighter, more efficient, and higher-temperature jet engine performance – at the Center of Excellence (COE) in Carlsbad, California.

Focus will be on managing key Connected Factory applications, supporting robust digital twin and transformation effort, impacting on process stability across site business applications in collaboration with the Industry 4.0 Site Lead. You'll work in managing site digital technology expectations and ensure CMC COE digital operations run smoothly.

The Digital Technology Site Lead will be the main digital point of contact for the Carlsbad, CA facility, responsible for the digital roadmap and IT enablement of the site.

This role also includes managing technical systems, vendor governance, and support project planning and execution of digital solutions implemented locally.

Our site lead will be expected to lead activities related to development, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of both custom-built and commercial off-the-shelf applications in accordance with the Purdue model (IT/OT Segmentation), industry standards, and cyber compliance.

This role supports critical business and shop floor systems, including (but not limited to) wired and wireless networking, file and application servers, storage systems, machine tool HMIs, Statistical Process Control (SPC) and metrology inspection systems. 

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and deployment of site level digital capabilities in collaboration with the industry 4.0 and enterprise DT teams.

- Define and execute modernization strategies for legacy manufacturing systems, including platform migration, automation enablement, and software design to improve scalability, maintainability, and cybersecurity standards.

- Develop, maintain and advance a digital site roadmap.

- Serve as the primary digital advisor to site leadership, provide strategic updates, risk assessments, investment digital recommendations across PW sites, and performance metrics for site level digital initiatives.

- Engage with key business leaders to gather, document, and understand requirements.

- Translate business requirements into a solution design across multiple manufacturing applications and enterprise applications.

- Lead cross functional alignment of manufacturing applications by establishing digital standards and driving technical decision making in partnership with DT application and domain subject matter experts.

- Govern site level digital processes, documentation standards, training, and control frameworks to ensure audit readiness, traceability, and compliance with DT and site requirements.

- Architect and govern shop floor system integration, including HMI, SCADA, inspection technology, and machine connectivity platforms, ensuring secure OT/IT alignment and scalable data integration

- Monitor application performance; troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical system, computer, and/or application issues.

- Provide architectural oversight and requirements definition for site infrastructure (servers, networking, segmentation) to ensure alignment with enterprise industrial control system framework.

- Oversight of site level end user device support in coordination with enterprise service teams.

Qualifications You Must Have:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related degree with 8+ years of experience working in Digital Technology; OR an advanced degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related degree with 5+ years of experience working in Digital Technology.

- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

- Technical expertise with industrial networking, secure machine tool integration, VLAN segmentation, and OT/IT architecture design within manufacturing environments.

- Demonstrated experience in architecting and deploying SCADA/HMI platforms (WinCC, iFix, AVEVA, Ignition) including system design, security configuration, software development, and data integration.

- Strong software engineering background with demonstrated experience in designing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and deploying production grade applications in .NET, LabVIEW, C/C++, Jython, and Python within regulated manufacturing environments.

- Technical experience supporting digital systems in complex development manufacturing or aerospace environments with high compliance and operational reliability requirements.

- Proven ability to design and govern end-to-end manufacturing system architectures, including data acquisition, inspection systems, SPC, visualization platforms, and enterprise integration layers.

- Excellent customer service skills required providing a high level of service to satisfy/fulfill internal or external needs accurately in a timely manner.

- Must be able to work independently with limited direction to accomplish goals and recognize areas for process improvement & formulate actionable plans.

- Ability to interpret high level business requirements, and liaise between business customers, technology teams and support teams.

- Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving, project management, concise writing, communications, and presentation skills highly desired.

- Must be able to work onsite at the designated location in Carlsbad, CA.

Learn More & Apply Now:

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.

This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.

*This requisition is eligible for relocation and an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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 118,300 USD - 224,900 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.

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