Principal Specialist, Quality Systems & Compliance

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This role supports the repair station’s Quality organization as an individual contributor while partnering with the Service Center Team and the Avionics Quality organization. This role assists with ensuring continued Quality Management System compliance and compliance with regulatory requirements. This individual will work to achieve objectives that have a significant impact on the organization's compliance goals.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a focal with Wichita Service Center site leadership for all Quality functional support.
• Influences others throughout the organization through explanation of policies, government regulations, and agency guidelines to ensure compliance with external standards.
• Provides input and guidance on processes and plans to maintain certification and improve compliance with internal and external standards (including AS9100, FAA, EASA, UK CAA, FAR/DFAR and applicable Military Aviation Regulations) and contracts.
• Provides support of internal, external, and customer audits.
• Ensures appropriate containment and root cause corrective actions occur for audit findings, product investigations, customer corrective actions, and/or process improvements.
• Supports maintenance of all applicable regulatory documentation.
• Contributes to Safety Management System (SMS) implementation and compliance.
• Reviews projects, processes, and metrics that impact quality to ensure achievement of quality targets and makes recommendations for improvement.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Typically requires 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.
• Previous experience in manufacturing or Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) environment.
• Experience in Aerospace/aviation industry.

Qualifications

• Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) experience.
• Part 145 repair station experience.
• Quality Management System (QMS) experience.
• Understanding of AS9100, or AS9110 regulations.
• Project Management experience.
• Previous mentorship experience.
• Able to work well in cross-functional team environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.

Schedule

This is an onsite role. Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.