Senior Program Quality Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

13d•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. We are seeking an Onsite Senior Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to serve within the NSMS Quality team. The PQE will support 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 should possess excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to evaluate data to drive process improvements. Strong communication and collaboration abilities are essential, as the role requires close interaction with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and compliance throughout the production lifecycle. Proficiency in root cause analysis (RCA), and quality management systems is highly desirable, along with a proactive mindset to address problems and optimize production outcomes. This position is an onsite role in Tucson, AZ.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 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 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, DFMEA, 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.
Experience with creating and interpreting quality metrics.
Experience leading process improvement efforts

Responsibilities

Drive integration and implementation of cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to quality and customer requirements.
Serve as a program quality liaison across customer organizations, as well as relevant factories and engineering labs for quality issues and concerns.
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.
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 qualification hardware is appropriately documented in the quality history records and aligns to quality and customer requirements.
Interpret command media in compliance to work being performed.
Generate Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) metrics to identify areas for program improvement.