Senior JAVA Developer – MES (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-07-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW208: Connecticut Remote Remote Location , Remote City, CT, 06035 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

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.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole – best – selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

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 new remote opportunity with our Digital Technology (DT) Digital Manufacturing Applications team for a Senior JAVA Developer – MES.

What You Will Do:

Our idea candidate will be a highly motivated, self-starter who will be excited in delivering digital solutions within our MES & MOM enterprise platform as it relates to supporting our manufacturing sites, engine centers, and aftermarket operations worldwide. Specific focus includes the development of enhancements to our MES systems.

This individual will be involved in the delivery of developing, enhancing, and implementing software solutions within Pratt & Whitney’s enterprise Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions, as well as integrations with other enterprise products for our internal Operations customers.

This role will support the development of back-end JAVA code and a custom Windows front end application that uses a mix of JAVA and SQL, troubleshooting of problems related to PW’s MES, resolving systems integration and compatibility issues, and supporting the application life cycle Center of Excellence.

The position is based remotely and due to customer locations in different time zones, customer meetings can occur outside normal business work hours. 

Career growth opportunities include access and exposure to technical and functional experts, business operations, and to leadership/executives.

This position offers an opportunity to network with technical professionals and to build relationships within the organization being on the front lines of developing technology. 

Other Responsibilities Will Include:

• Troubleshooting production and preproduction system changes. Current strategic activities include engaging with; long-term roadmaps for MES, deploying current MES solutions, new site implementations, and integrating with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enterprise apps. 
• Assisting with the understanding of internal requirements into a solution design.
• Technical problem solving.
• Production and end user support, where applicable.
• Supporting integration with other enterprise solutions. 
• Working with internal/external teams and business partners, to architect and build system solutions for using the latest technologies to satisfy requirements.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously with regular reporting in a gated process. 
• Ongoing communication with both technical and non-technical audiences 
• Technical Analysis (ability to translate user based functional actions into high performing scalable code architecture).
• Author technical design documentation. 
• Navigating APIs and ability to familiarize quickly with Solumina i-series SDK.
• Technical skills of SQL products. 
• Technical skills working with Java, React JS, and Node JS.
• Technical skills with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Technical skills with Maven and Spring Boot.
• Understanding of code repositories and working in development cycles.
• Ensuring compliance with RTX / PW policies & procedures. 
• The position is based remotely and up to 10% domestic/international travel may be required. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• BS degree in MIS, Business, Engineering, or related degree. and 8+ years of prior relevant work experience; OR an Advanced Degree in MIS, Business, Engineering, or related degree and 5+ years of prior relevant work experience; OR in lieu of a degree, 12+ years of prior relevant work experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in design and development of data systems (SQL Server based on Cloud/on premise and Analytics) at enterprise scale. 
• Understanding of the concepts of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), and RESTful web services.
• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries, knowhow of Java concurrency patterns.
• 4+ years of relevant experience developing in Java and React JS, Node JS.
• Primary technical expertise in SQL Server, Azure SQL Database.
• Primary technical expertise in Maven, Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes. 
• Sound knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming Patterns and Concepts 
• 4+ years’ experience in Computer Science, MIS, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• US Citizenship is required due to government contract requirements. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Microsoft Certifications in SQL Server, Azure SQL database and/or related technologies 
• Must be hands on, deeply technical and exposure to latest features within Java, React JS, Node JS. Able to navigate Docker, Swagger, and Kubernetes

Exposure to or experience with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) 

• Team player with strong follow up skills and ability to craft positive relationships 
• Detail oriented, analytical, and able to trace problems 
• Strong communication skills 
• Relishes orchestrating and organizing initiatives and processes 
• Excellent judgment and professional business maturity 
• Knowledge of other manufacturing solutions is a plus.

Learn More & Apply Now:

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:

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:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process.

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

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD – 200,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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