Senior Operations Quality Engineer

RTX • Mckinney, TX

7d • 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. What You Will Do Perform quality activities to support Quality Assurance Plans (IE: First Article Inspections/reports and checks on incoming and outgoing products). 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. Use critical thinking resources and methods to improve product design; minimize inspection; resolve manufacturing defects/problems; complete such specialized quality functions as data preparation, analyses, and reporting including identification of new Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) projects to reduce costs on the program Develop partnerships with program and production leaders, IPTs, and other functions to drive issue resolution and implement improved processes. Engage cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on top priorities to drive containment, Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) implementation. Interpret requirements such as drawings and command media in compliance to work being performed. Engage and partner with Quality Control inspectors on quality alerts Perform product and process audits for compliance to various standards and product requirements. Act on all applicable material, product and equipment alerts to prevent impact to product reliability using the nonconformance and/or purge process. What you will learn: This job is extremely dynamic and fast paced and will provide an abundance of opportunities to engage across functions, Programs, and suppliers. Team members gain a wide breadth of understanding of Raytheon products and processes.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and five (5) years of relevant experience in quality engineering, or manufacturing engineering or operations engineering
• Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems
• Experience reading and interpreting requirements/drawings and identifying deficiencies/defects.
• Experience in Quality Assurance, audits and RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) methodologies, Process Improvement and streamlining.
• Previous experience with PRISM and/or SAP or other manufacturing systems.
• Experience in hardware inspections and inspection standards.
• 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

• Experience using people skills and working with customers, suppliers, in a team environment, facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities.
• Experience communicating verbally and in written communications and networking with other stakeholders while problem solving and creating resolutions with effective and concise presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Perform quality activities to support Quality Assurance Plans (IE: First Article Inspections/reports and checks on incoming and outgoing products).
• 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.
• Use critical thinking resources and methods to improve product design; minimize inspection; resolve manufacturing defects/problems; complete such specialized quality functions as data preparation, analyses, and reporting including identification of new Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) projects to reduce costs on the program
• Develop partnerships with program and production leaders, IPTs, and other functions to drive issue resolution and implement improved processes.
• Engage cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on top priorities to drive containment, Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) implementation.
• Interpret requirements such as drawings and command media in compliance to work being performed.
• Engage and partner with Quality Control inspectors on quality alerts
• Perform product and process audits for compliance to various standards and product requirements.
• Act on all applicable material, product and equipment alerts to prevent impact to product reliability using the nonconformance and/or purge process.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees