Principal Specialist, Mission & Quality Assurance

RTX•McKinney, TX

1d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon is seeking an experienced professional to manage the Quality Management System and specific customer quality flow down requirements throughout a program under the Surveillance & Tactical Radar Solutions (STaRS) product area. You will create or tailor existing planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements for the program team and supply base. This is an onsite role in McKinney, Texas.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years in Quality, Mission Assurance, or Engineering
Quality Management Systems ISO 9001 or AS9100 experience
Working experience in Industry and Government Mission Assurance Requirements and Standards
Experience collaborating with team members to develop solutions to problems
Experience in Risk & Opportunity Management, assessment, mitigation and capture
Experience applying predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and guiding actions to improve performance or mitigate problems
Experience using written/verbal presentation skills and Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Working experience in Raytheon Corrective Action System (RCAS) or a demonstrated close loop corrective action system
Six Sigma Specialist or Industry Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
Experienced in Earned Value Management and Cost Account Management including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Level II Certification
Prior experience with AS9145 or similar program Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) requirements
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer
Past or present regular member or chair of Material and Failure nonconformance review boards (MRB/FRB)
Experience with Raytheon Integrated Product Development System (IPDS)/gating or program phasing (nonrecurring/recurring activities)
Mission Assurance Lead 3 Certification
Program Management/Project Management experience
Experience using systems engineering, reliability and system safety requirements
Active U.S. DoD Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Ensure inspect ability, testability and producibility are considered during the early development of the systems specification and flow down to lower-level requirements.
Engage and oversee in technical reviews and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) focused on the technical requirements traceability.
Guide Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to resolve systemic failure review through corrective action items.
Provide an integrated perspective of the program’s technical risk that considers criticality, system safety, reliability, test and evaluation criteria and adverse trend (Raytheon and supplier).
Review and approve the Engineering program documentation, including specifications, requirements, specification control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions, and standard operating processes prior to release for correctness to technical standards.
Assure the impact of advisories, such as supplier, Rapid Information Sharing and Alerts (RISA), Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and customer advisories, are considered.
Have direct interface with program management, cross-functional program managers, suppliers, customers, and government representatives.