Senior Program Quality Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

35d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an Onsite Senior Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to serve within the Precision Fires and Maneuver team. The PQE will support Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) as well as production contracts ensuring that program goals are accomplished while staying compliant to AS9100 requirements. The successful candidate of Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) Professionals will help safeguard the effective integration and implementation of RTX processes and procedures within the constraints of Raytheon Command Media. The ideal candidate will have a dynamic mindset and the ability to influence peers and offer creative results to complex challenges that arise during the planning and implementation phases of development and production. The candidate will collaborate closely with all cross-functional teams including systems, electrical, mechanical, operations, supply chain, and systems integration and test to guarantee that mission goals and contractual requirements have been met. This position is an onsite role in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of relevant experience.
Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102.
Working experience overseeing teams in failure and root cause analysis (RCA), corrective and preventative actions.
Working experience interpreting technical drawings.
Working experience with technical data package review (TDP) and document repository.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification and/or Program Management Certification.
Experience with Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or another Continuous Improvement Program.
Working experience using resources such as 5S, RCA, Process Mapping/Analysis, Lean Six Sigma (6Sigma).
Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/AS9145 and utilizing resources such as Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Key Characteristics, Design Failure Modes, and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Production Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and/or Control Plans.
Experience in First Article Inspections per AS9102
Experience with Configuration Control System such as Common Product Data Management (cPDM) and/or Common As-Built System (CABS).
Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR), Knowledge of Purchase Order Quality Requirements (Q-Notes, STAMP).
Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
Experience comprehending and translating system requirements as well as contractual requirements to ensure full compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
Experience working as an individual contributor and in a dynamic team environment.
Experience working with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the TOW Program team, ensuring successful program performance, deliver conforming products/services through effective collaboration and compliance to processes and procedures.
Drive integration and implementation of cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to quality and customer requirements per the program quality plan.
Serve as a program quality liaison across customer organizations (Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and United States Government (USG)), as well as relevant factories and engineering labs as first responder for quality issues and concerns related to development and production products.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with program management to define and implement quality improvement strategies.
Support supplier quality and supplier engineering efforts to help ensure compliance to the supplier program quality plan.
Review and approve changes to the technical data package, assign actions when necessary and complete actions in a timely manner when assigned. This includes but is not limited to: Peer reviews, Engineering Review/Change Control Board (ERB/CCB) and/or Design reviews.
Ensure all development hardware (Engineering, Proof of Design and Proof of Manufacturing) are appropriately documented in the quality history records and align to quality and customer requirements per the program quality plan.

Benefits

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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