Job Description

Date Posted:

2025-04-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ808: RMS AP Bldg 808 1151 East Hermans Road Building 808, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

Join our team as a Principal Quality Engineer (QE) supporting our Advanced Technologies (AT) Air Effectors and Space (AES) Business Area in Tucson, AZ. In this role, you'll drive a robust quality culture, practices, and collaboration efforts. Your focus will be implementing strategic quality enhancements across multiple Advanced Air Warfare Systems (AAWS) contracts.

Reporting to the AES AAWS Quality Manager this role shall be responsible for delivering Quality Assurance in line with the Quality Management System and Quality Policy across the several programs within the Advanced Air Warfare Systems (AAWS) business. As the primary quality interface for customers and suppliers, you'll ensure the program meets all Quality & Mission Assurance requirements. This includes coordinating with functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and overseeing contracts through all Raytheon Lifecycle Program Management (RLPM) phases, from design to production and sustainment.

You shall monitor quality metrics to drive continuous improvement initiatives, working closely with integrated teams to enforce process rigor, transition to production activities, you will conduct Production Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), First Article Inspection, and Quality Control Plan efforts and play a key role in Material Review Board (MRB), Change Control Board (CCB), and Risk Review Board (RRB). Working as part of the QA Team, conducting day to day Quality Assurance activities whilst engaging with key stakeholders across the organization.

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

What You Will Do:

• Manage Quality Management System processes and process control documentation ensuring they are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contracts while identifying issues, recommending solutions, and creating quality documentation.
• Assist PM, Engineering & Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to define requirements for new products from a compliance and contractual perspective.
• Lead Quality Working Groups to diagnose and mitigate product non-conformities identified internally and externally driving RCCA and Non-Conformance Management to conclusion.
• Provide advice to the Business Area Lead and all Program Managers on the quality aspects of the work being undertaken.
• Understand Product Development Lifecycles to provide key Quality inputs during the different stages.
• Perform quality activities within the Programs to aid the Design activities, respective Quality Assurance Plans (IE: First Article Inspections, Source Inspections, support checks on incoming and outgoing products).
• Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
• Plan, conduct and oversee Internal Audits to aid Raytheon’s Certifications and act as program representative during External audits.
• Develop partnerships with program and production leaders, IPTs, and other functions to drive issue resolution and implement improved processes.
• Develop and implement strategic and tactical Quality and Mission Assurance plans that will directly affect the program’s execution and influence.
• Generate new Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) projects to reduce costs on the program.
• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.
• Provide Quality oversight to technical design organizations and perform program reviews.
• Interpret command media in compliance to work being performed.

Qualification You Must Have:

• Typically requires bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of relevant experience in the areas below;
  • Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
  • Working experience translating external and internal requirements and command media.
  • Working experience in providing technical program expertise for manufacturing and/or design processes.
• Experience performing audits of products and processes within a program or business
• Experience applying risk reduction to prevent & resolve issues and remove non-value add processes.
• Experience reading and interpreting design drawings and identifying deficiencies.
• Experience writing and reviewing Quality Plans, reports and customer documentation.
• Experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Six Sigma, Lean, and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications (IE: ISO9001 and/or AS9100).
• Experience in Quality Assurance, Internal Auditing and RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) methodologies, Process Improvement, flows, mapping and streamlining.

• Quality experience in functional areas such as engineering, supplier engineering, manufacturing, production, or operations.
• Experience using PFMEA, SPC, Control Plans, and Process Capability Assessments.
• Experience in hardware inspections and inspection standards.
• Demonstrated experience with Process Re-invention Integrating Systems for Manufacturing (PRISM) or SAP.

• Experience in management and estimation of project budgets and finances.
• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

• Experience using people skills and working with customers, suppliers, in a team environment, facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities.
• Experience communicating verbally and in written communications and

networking with other stakeholders while problem solving and creating resolutions with effective and concise presentation skills

Travel: possible business travel to US sites as per business requirements

What We Offer:

• 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.

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Onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Clearance Information: Clearance Information: 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

Location

Tucson, AZ: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-tucson,-az-location

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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