AI Engineer (hybrid)

AI Engineer

The Collins Aerospace Digital Technology Artificial Intelligence team delivers value through machine learning and AI services. Collaborating with senior leaders, the team uncovers hidden insights and drives digital transformation with advanced innovations. This work provides a competitive edge, solves business problems, and transforms our operations.

We are seeking an early-career AI Engineer to develop, deploy, and support AI applications.

This is a hybrid position that requires the candidate to be within driving distance of a major Collins Aerospace facility.

What You Will Do:

• Support the development of AI applications and products.
• Design, evaluate, deploy, and maintain AI/ML models and solutions.
• Provide production support for existing and future models, data pipelines, and solutions.
• Ability to solve moderately complex problems with occasional guidance and support.
• Possess the drive to dive deep, thrive and progress even in uncertain or undefined situations.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to understand project needs & challenges; support the team to generate and execute plans which deploy appropriate solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and create documentation helping to ensure all development projects meet the applicable requirements.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position (U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder).
• Typically requires a University Degree and less than 2 years prior relevant experience If position is Engineering/Other Technical Position.
• Must be willing and able to travel 5% of the time.
• Technical education and experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.
• Experience programming in Python.
• Coursework in Statistics, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience using development tools/environments such as AWS, Databricks, Linux, Ubuntu, Bash, Conda, pip, VS Code, Spyder, Git + Github, GPU's, REST APIs.
• Experience developing in python with relevant libraries (i.e. Pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, Unstructured.io, LangChain, Haystack)
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes (CI/CD), testing, and delivery for existing and new team products.
• Experience developing and training models for Computer Vision, Conversational AI, Natural Language Processing, Decision Support, Ranking/Recommendations, Speech and Audio.
• Experience with data pipelines, data processing, database querying, and MLOps workflows.
• Exposure to AI research, theory and innovation. Interest in the intersection of AI and Complexity Science. Familiarity with Agentic AI.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate. employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child, and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• And more!

Do you want to be part of a new, exciting initiative to combine foundational IT with new digital technologies? Our Digital Technology team is driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information and processes. From making aircraft more electric, intelligent and integrated to building new software platforms such as Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, there's no better place to be right now than in digital. If you're an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, then you're a perfect fit for this team. Join Collins Aerospace to help us revolutionize the aerospace industry today!

The salary range for this role is 55,000 USD - 107,000 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.