2nd Shift - Operations Quality Engineer
About The Position
Raytheon is seeking a hands-on hardware quality engineer to join the Sensors Operations Quality organization. The team assures product and process quality, emphasizing product compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. This is an onsite, second-shift position in Andover, Massachusetts, with hours from 1:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and an 8% shift differential. Relocation assistance is not provided. The engineer will use factory metrics and forecasts to identify quality drivers and improvement opportunities, coordinate defect prevention and corrective actions, and lead process and product quality initiatives. The role requires collaboration across manufacturing and supplier quality teams, and calls for experience in manufacturing processes and systematic process improvement. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active, existing DoD Secret clearance after the first day. Applicants must also be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or another technical field, and at least two years of related engineering experience.
- Manufacturing process experience in assembly, inspection, or test.
- Previous experience working on cross-functional process improvement teams.
- Experience identifying root causes and initiating and implementing effective short- and long-term corrective actions.
- Experience using quality metrics to identify true root causes and drive long-term corrective actions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active and existing security clearance is required after the first day.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of key process characteristics and ability to implement effective process control techniques.
- Experience with industry technical standards, interpreting drawings and work instructions, bills of materials (BOMs), consumable materials control, process disciplines, and tool control.
- Strong familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 quality management systems.
- Six Sigma or ASQ certifications.
- Proficiency in Pareto analysis, cause-and-effect diagrams, and process mapping.
- Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities such as Six Sigma and lean manufacturing.
- Existing U.S. DoD Secret or higher clearance.
Responsibilities
- Establish baseline factory metrics, including scrap, rework, and first-pass yield; identify leading drivers, forecast future demand, and identify improvement opportunities.
- Engage Manufacturing Defect Prevention teams to align on priorities and drive containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Conduct process walks and operator observations, and lead manufacturing team discussions to reduce process variation through enhancements.
- Lead or drive Advanced Product Quality Planning initiatives, including PFMEA, control plans, and statistical process control, using baseline metrics and future demand.
- Identify supplier escapes and issues, ensure appropriate containment, and provide backflow to the Supplier Quality Management team.
- Verify and validate improvements to determine their effectiveness.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
