Program Quality & Mission Assurance Associate

RTX•Andover, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Are you ready for a challenging new opportunity? Raytheon has an exciting opportunity for a Program Quality & Mission Assurance Associate position at our Andover, MA location. You will implement and develop processes to deliver compliant systems and specific customer quality flow down requirements throughout program lifecycles. You will be responsible for supporting programs ensuring that quality requirements are developed using approved development processes and procedures. Additionally, you will create or tailor existing planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements to the program teams and supply base. This position will support the LADS Quality & Mission Assurance Executive Director with frequent engagement with the executive leadership team. This is an Onsite role in Andover, MA

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of eight (8) years prior relevant experience: Relevant experience is work in Quality, Engineering, Operations, and/or Program Management.
Experience applying to Quality Management Systems IS09001 and AS9100.
Work experience utilizing Industry and Government Mission Assurance Requirements and Standards.
Performance improvement and/or problem mitigation experience using metrics for predictive or proactive actions / corrections.
Experience in supporting External and Internal Quality System or Product/Process audits.
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

Prior experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry.
ASQ Quality Certification.
Past experience managing direct reports
Experience using environmental laboratory control practices.
Working experience of Raytheon RCAS or a proven close- loop corrective action system.
Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with program management, cross-functional program leadership, suppliers, customers and government representatives.
Experience collaborating with program team members to develop practical solutions to complex problems.
Experience using verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Experience in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Previous experience with systems engineering, reliability and system safety requirements.

Responsibilities

Represent Program Quality on a program or project leadership team.
Support the communication of program goals, targets, requirements and customer feedback.
Assist in providing program direction to ensure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on time and as defined in program planning.
Prepare, collect, analyze and maintain MA metrics.
Establish customer relations and process and validate customer corrective action requests.
Assess impact of potential customer escapes.
Co-chair Program Corrective Action Board (CAB) to meet measures and metrics from stakeholder reviews.
Ensure autonomous reviews and assessments of program performance are performed, including self-guided technical assessments of systems engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), lessons learned, technology, production and programmatic (cost, schedule, and risks) practices assuring Quality Management System (QMS) processes are defined and implemented.
Review the Engineering program documentation, including specifications, requirements, specification control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions and standard operating procedures prior to release for correctness to technical standards.
Act as the voice of the customer to autonomously assure mission results.