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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.

Are you ready for a challenging new opportunity? Raytheon has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Principal Program Quality Engineer position within our AIM-9X program at our Tucson, AZ location.

The ideal candidates will implement and develop processes to deliver compliant systems and specific customer quality flow down requirements throughout program lifecycles. You will be responsible for supporting programs ensuring that Quality Assurance technical requirements are developed using approved development processes and procedures. You will create or tailor existing planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements to cross-functional program teams, Quality Assurance disciplines supporting the programs, and the supply base.

This is an “Onsite” role based in Tucson, Arizona.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, coach and mentor program stakeholders in routine settings and difficult situations.
• Represent Quality Assurance (QA) on a program, project, and/or capture team including writing basis of estimates (BOE’s) for the quality portion of program bids.
• Represent QA, participate, approve Program’s Risk & Opportunity (R&O), Estimate at Complete (EAC).
• Leverage QA best practices to influence stakeholders to ensure efforts are properly focused on customer priorities and requirements associated with mission success.
• Communicate program goals, targets, requirements and customer feedback to Operations Quality, Supplier Quality, Software Quality and other QA disciplines, cross-functional program teammates and supply base to assure alignment.
• Provide program directions to ensure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on time and as defined in program planning.
• Define, evaluate and report-out QA metrics to Program and QA LT.
• Establish customer relations and process and validate customer corrective action requests.
• Ensure reviews and assessments of program performance are conducted, including but not limited to, technical assessments of systems engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), lessons learned, production and programmatic (cost, schedule, and risks) practices.
• Assuring Quality Management System (QMS) processes are defined and implemented.

• Review and approve program documentation, including but not limited to, specifications, requirements, source control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions and standard operating procedures prior to release for correctness to technical standards.
• Act as the voice of the customer to assure mission results.
• Support and implement Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with Raytheon Command Media and AS9145, as applicable.
• Manage QA teams in performing to expectation and mentoring employees in talent enhancement and new systems and processes.
• Oversee RTX Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) projects.
• Travel as needed for business needs (not expected to exceed 25 of time).

Qualification You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and ten (10) years of relevant experience in the areas below;
  • Experience applying and adhering to Commercial and Aerospace / Defense regulations and/or standards IS09001, AS9100, AS9102, AS9145.
  • Experience translating external and internal requirements and command media.
  • Experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and taking actions to improve performance or mitigate problems.
  • Experience in audits, nonconformance review boards (MRB/FRB), and Quality Management Systems.
  • Experience working with suppliers, supplier moves. and new supplier start-ups.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Work experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry and/or with international customers.
• ASQ Quality Certification.
• Experience working in Raytheon Corrective Action System (RCAS) or other proven closed-loop corrective action system.
• RTX Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or Industry Six Sigma Certification.
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Working experience in both production and design phases of a program.
• Experience with Material and Failure nonconformance review boards (Material Review Board/Failure Review Board).
• Experience creating relationships with program management, cross-functional program stakeholders, suppliers, customers and government representatives.
• Experience working with systems engineering, reliability and system safety requirements.
• Experience writing reports and presenting to key stakeholders
• Experience using quality tools, such as Compliance Matrix Reviews, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, Measurement Systems Analysis, SPC, PFMEA, and First Article Inspections.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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