Supplier Material Verification Quality Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

17d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Typically, a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years 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

University Degree in 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