Program Supplier Quality Engineer - Midwest
About The Position
The Program Supplier Assurance Engineer (PSQE) serves as the primary quality interface between Raytheon programs, Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineers, Commodity Leads, and the supply base. The role communicates quality requirements and performance feedback to suppliers and shares quality information across Raytheon teams. It supports supplier performance management and plans supplier engagements that represent Raytheon’s vision, values, strategy, and goals. This is a remote position requiring a home office and significant onsite support at supplier locations. The role requires 50% travel to Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and other Midwestern states for supplier assessments, audits, reviews, First Article Inspection verification, source inspection, problem resolution, and continuous improvement activities. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active, existing DoD Secret security clearance after day one. The successful candidate must reside and work in one of the 50 U.S. states, excluding U.S. territories.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and 2 years of relevant experience.
- Relevant experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience with one or more quality management standards: ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9102, AS9103, AS9145, or MDA Assurance Provisions.
- Experience interpreting schematic drawings and using hardware inspection techniques.
- Experience implementing modern Quality Assurance and Control methods, such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), APQP, and/or continuous improvement in a supplier setting.
- Experience generating and presenting briefs to leadership and suppliers, such as key metrics and performance reviews.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. An active, existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of industry technical standards such as ANSI, CMMI, and ASTM.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Certifications in Six Sigma, Lean, ASQ, or ISO 9001 auditing.
- Experience with cables and wiring harnesses, electromechanical assemblies, machined components, and/or circuit card assemblies.
- Knowledge, understanding, and practical application of GD&T.
- Practical knowledge of aerospace or commercially equivalent preventative tools, including APQP, PPAP, SPC, and FMEA.
- Practical knowledge of root cause corrective action processes.
- Practical knowledge of special processes and their management.
- Practical knowledge of First Article Inspection and AS9102 management.
- Experience with hardware inspection techniques.
- Knowledge of General Statistical Process Control.
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with internal and external customers or partners, including in an international or global setting.
- Communication skills demonstrating presence and influence.
- Ability to work as a self-managed technical contributor.
Responsibilities
- Ensure product requirements are flowed down internally and to sub-tier suppliers through purchase-order requirements, Quality Notes, and Statements of Work.
- Interpret and explain quality requirements to ensure suppliers understand and comply with them.
- Identify supplier risks and systemic performance issues, and drive product and process improvements using corrective-action, Six Sigma, Lean, and other analytical methods.
- Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes to supplier performance and implement engagements to improve supplier manufacturing processes.
- Analyze defect data and review it with program managers and supplier management to help develop supplier improvement plans.
- Lead and participate in multifunctional teams addressing problem resolution and continuous improvement.
- Identify and document supplier risk, and develop mitigation plans to prevent, reduce, or eliminate supplied-product defects.
- Support containment activities for discrepant material with functional stakeholders.
- Drive the supplier corrective-action process, including review, approval, monitoring, containment, closed-loop root cause corrective action, and communication of issues and resolutions to stakeholders.
- Represent Quality at review boards covering supplier design and process changes, qualification tests, and procedure reviews.
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
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
