Program Quality Lead onsite Woburn, MA

RTX•Woburn, MA

2d•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Quality Lead (PQL) supports Raytheon’s Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio, including the AN/TPY-2 and XBR program families. The role is part of the Global Sensors and Missions Systems Sub-Strategic Business Unit within the Air and Space Defense Systems Strategic Business Unit. It identifies and mitigates potential quality issues early in development and supports product reliability and compliance with quality standards through production and sustainment. The PQL collaborates with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, program leaders, integrated product teams, and other functions to implement quality strategies and drive improvement. The role applies engineering and hardware design knowledge to identify quality improvements, assess risks and trade-offs, and support quality, cost, schedule, and technical goals. The position is primarily onsite in Woburn, Massachusetts, with travel to Raytheon, customer, and supplier facilities as needed.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and five years of prior relevant experience.
Relevant experience in hardware quality or hardware design.
Experience creating, reading, and/or interpreting hardware drawings, product specifications, and/or verification methods.
Experience with Common Product Data Management (cPDM) or a similar data management system.
Experience analyzing data, using metrics, and/or driving process improvements.
Experience in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Hardware Design Engineering experience and insight into common design challenges and potential quality risk areas.
Manufacturing engineering experience and insight into common manufacturing challenges and potential quality risk areas.
Experience working across the product lifecycle, from initial design through sustainment.
Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and AS9145.
Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
Experience with Risk & Opportunity evaluation and Management Boards (ROMB).
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including presenting technical concepts.
Demonstrated professional judgment in decision-making and problem-solving.
Relevant certifications, including Six Sigma, CORE, Shainin Red X, GD&T (ASME GDTP), and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Responsibilities

Establish partnerships with Engineering, Program Leaders, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and functions to implement quality strategies.
Evaluate designs, specifications, testing plans, methods, and equipment to ensure product reliability and compliance with quality standards.
Review engineering work products, including peer reviews, Configuration Control Boards, drawing reviews, design reviews, product readiness, and sale, to identify and eliminate in-phase defects.
Serve as the Engineering Hardware Quality Representative on Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Configuration Change Boards (CCB), Risk/Opportunity Management Boards (ROMB), and Material Review Boards (MRB).
Evaluate design and manufacturing trade-offs to assess potential risks or opportunities.
Perform process walks and use metrics and data to drive measurable quality improvements.
Apply technical design experience to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closed-loop process improvements that enhance quality and reliability.
Travel out of town as required to Raytheon facilities and/or supplier locations.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.