Program Quality Engineer – Andover or Tewksbury, MA

RTX•Andover, MA

10d•$68,900 - $131,100•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 LTAMDS (Lower Tier Missile Defense Sensor) Program Quality Engineer (PQE) within Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS) at our Tewksbury, MA and Andover, MA locations. You will serve as the Engineering Services Memorandum (ESM) Program Quality Engineering point of contact supporting system improvements, design releases, and field support. You will interface with various Raytheon Organizations including Engineering and our internal Program Quality Leadership Team. This is an on-site position with the primary work location in Tewksbury or Andover, MA, with regular local travel between the two sites.

Requirements

Requires I Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience
Relevant experience is work in engineering or quality engineering
Experience in hardware design, reliability, and/or manufacturability assessments.
Experience with quality tools (e.g. Pareto analysis, Histogram, Scatter Diagram, cause/effect diagrams, and/or process mapping)
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Design Engineering experience, with insight into common design challenges and potential quality risk areas
Experience with quality frameworks, such as APQP, AS9145, ISO 9001, or AS9100; utilizing tools such as PPAP, Key Characteristics, DFMEA, DFMAs, or Critical Items
Familiarity with Risk & Opportunity analysis
Experience supporting audit and hardware sell-off activities

Responsibilities

Interface with the CPT (Cross Product Teams), IPT (Integrated Product Team), Functions, and program on key ESM tasks for Quality within the LTAMDS SSBU.
Drive Quality tasks, participate in design reviews, CCB sign offs, qualification planning, flight test walk ups, IR (Independent Reviewer), and trade study in support of ESM tasking.
Support sustainment team with fielded assets driving continued improvements in hardware, system, software, reliability, and maintainability.
Coordinate program/customer reviews, meetings, internal handoffs and customer deliveries aligned to ESM execution.
Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in accordance with AS9145 and New Product Introduction (NPI) to establish Product Maturity
Use technical expertise to review Engineering work products (e.g., technical analysis, technical data packages) to identify and eliminate defects.
Participate in technical peer reviews of initial design releases, change incorporation, prototype development, and test plans
Evaluate technical requirements and manufacturing trade-offs to assess potential risks or opportunities and collaborate with Engineering on mitigation action plans
Support root cause initiatives and implement corrective and preventative actions.