Program Quality Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world 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. We are actively looking for an on-site Program Quality Engineer (PQE) in Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS), supporting the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) program at our Tucson, AZ location. This is an on-site position in Tucson, Arizona. As the primary quality interface for the product Integrated Product Team (IPT), you'll ensure the program meets all Quality & Mission Assurance requirements. This includes coordinating with functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and overseeing the scope of work through all integrated product development phases within the contract. You'll develop and monitor quality metrics to drive proactive continuous improvement initiatives, working closely with integrated teams to enforce process rigor. In the program quality role, you will support contract start-up activities, Engineering development, product integration and sell-off. You will primarily engage our factories and suppliers working in the NGSRI program, implementing quality processes to reduce overall product lifecycle cost and risk.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelors Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of prior relevant experience.
Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
Working experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
Working experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
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

Six Sigma, Lean, and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications
Passionate, high-energy, self-starting team player who achieves goals and strives for continuous improvement.
Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Corrective Action Requests (CAR)
Experience interfacing directly with customers
Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
Experience exercising judgement and applying resolution-making skills with appropriate supervisory intervention.
Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity management.
Experience applying system and contractual requirements, ensuring compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
Experience working with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment.
Experience facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities (e.g. 6-sigma, lean manufacturing).
Experienced user of Process Re-invention Integrating Systems for Manufacturing (PRISM) or SAP.
Experience in an engineering development program or rapid prototype environment
Experienced in First Article Inspections per AS9102.

Responsibilities

Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
Be the Quality POC for the NGSRI missile system, interfacing across programs, key suppliers and customers supporting technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
Develop partnerships with senior leaders, IPTs, customers, and quality functions of the program team to define steps necessary to implement proactive quality strategies that shape Raytheon’s ability to become the provider of choice.
Generation of new CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence), CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency of the NGSRI program.
Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
Support issue resolutions and solutions to production.
Support implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.