Product Assurance Quality Engineer onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX•Tucson, AZ

3d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Assurance (PA) Quality Engineer provides support for upholding New Product Introduction (NPI) for Raytheon, which drives predictability in ensuring products that transition to production will meet production performance. As such, you will serve as a Subject Matter Experts (SME), from Start-up through Development and into early production, to provide the expertise, guidance and management when transitioning a design/capability to production to align to the defined product maturity to achieve cost, schedule, technical and quality objectives for programs and product line. You will oversee maturity and readiness of Raytheon Products to identify and ensure opportunities to effectively transition products to production and align to cross-program best practices with their PA SBU peers. As a member of Engineering and Sustainment Quality Assurance (ESQA), you will provide program execution in accordance with RTX’s Quality Management System (QMS), which is based on AS9100/ISO 9001. Within Product Assurance, you will work closely with the Design for Excellence (DFX) Leads out of the Office of the Chief Engineer, as well as align to NPI Leadership Team, Engineering, Operations, Program Quality, and Program Management.

Requirements

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 7 years’ experience
Relevant experience is Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality experience in the aerospace and/or defense industry, or other highly regulated environment
Experience interpreting drawings/specifications, establishing requirements, and identifying risks & opportunities
Work experience in root cause analysis, corrective / preventive actions
Active and transferable U.S. Government–issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date, with the ability to obtain special program access clearance prior to start date
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

New Product Introduction (NPI) expertise
Transition to Production, AS9145, or New Product Introduction experience
Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA) expertise
Prior Quality Engineering experience
Certification in Six Sigma, CORE, or American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Responsibilities

Provide NPI support to Programs performing NPI Assessments of Requirements, Design to Cost, Design Maturity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, and Program Management.
Mitigate gaps in the above assessments in conjunction with Programs pertaining to TRLs, MRLs, DFXs, FMEAs, and APQP execution
Influence design producibility with the design team & suppliers during product development, including supporting early producibility trade studies, supporting producibility assessments, and documenting producibility risks
Support the identification of Special Characteristics on the Technical Data Package (TDP) from DFMEA / PFMEA outputs.
Ensure proper use and execution of FMEA reuse libraries to leverage established knowledge on prior Programs
Influence product and major subsystems design to an established cost requirement through cost reduction initiatives (CRIs) related to the Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) with the design team
Support planning and execution of AS9145 (APQP / PPAP) as it pertains to NPI and transition to production activities to ensure quality of elements of AS9145
Support optimization of the product design for the planned manufacturing environment, including safe, highly repeatable & low defect manufacturing processes through Product & Process Safety, Quality, and Reliability
Perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls along with continuous improvement methods