Supplier Material Verification Quality Analyst

RTX•Tucson, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Operations and Supplier Quality team works to ensure quality standards are maintained on the built and supplied hardware used in our Products. Receiving and Shipping inspection plays an important role in this process by providing quality validation of material flowing into and out of our Raytheon facility. This is a job in a dynamic environment where you will build strong networks and gain competencies with many Raytheon tools and processes. As a Quality Engineer on our team, you will support and enhance receiving and shipping inspection processes. You will actively engage with material issues and partner with unionized hourly inspectors as they encounter process challenges. Day to day activities will utilize root cause and corrective action (RCCA) tools to troubleshoot process issues and to resolve nonconforming material holds. Additional activities will involve analysis of data sets generated from our SAP and PDM systems. Our Quality Engineers will lead and support projects related to metrics, standard work, and process improvement. Strong collaboration skills are for needed for stakeholder engagements across distributed teams, functional groups, and Programs in various lifecycles of development. You will work closely with subject matter experts in supply chain, quality, logistics, production control, and engineering. 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 of Science degree and (2) years of relevant technical experience
Experience performing Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts to drive resolution
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

Bachelor of Science degree in one of the following fields of study: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
Knowledge of serialized hardware configuration, shelf life, x-ray fluorescence (XRF), dimensional measurements and GD&T, first article validation, and Quality Note and requirement flow down
Familiarity with SAP and Product Data Management (PDM) systems for data collection, metrics, and analysis
Proven experience working individually and leading across teams to drive results
Experience working in the aerospace and defense and/or hardware manufacturing industry

Responsibilities

Utilize problem solving skills in support of root cause and corrective action analysis involving nonconforming material
Leverage familiarity with inspection processes and Raytheon procedures to assure consistency and continuity of receiving inspection activities
Collaborate with critical Program and functional stakeholders to ensure effective and timely solutions to material and process problems
Perform data collection across numerous digital systems and use collected data to perform data analysis
Engage with hourly inspectors in support of quality inspection of supplied material
Use standard work, process improvement, and metrics to drive change
Support material validations including dimensional measurements and Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), XRF testing to validate finishes on electrical components, shelf-life material management, First Article Inspection (FAI) and Validation (FAV), and serialized Hardware Configuration control
Implement hardware control mechanisms to support ship-at-risk and build-at-risk processes across Raytheon sites