Program Quality Engineer

About the role

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose to solve the world’s most complex problems. Raytheon brings over 100 years of engineering expertise to meet today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. The Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) is the next step in Electronic Attack Systems needed to counter current and emerging electronic warfare threats. We are seeking a Program Quality Engineer to work onsite at our Forest, MS location (19859 Hwy 80, BLDG 431). In this role you will help implement and manage the Quality and Mission Assurance System, ensure compliance with customer quality flow‑down requirements, and support the NGJ Program Quality and Mission Assurance team. U.S. citizenship is required, and you must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance (active existing clearance required after day 1).

Responsibilities

• Implement Quality and Mission Assurance responsibilities as a member of the NGJ Program Quality and Mission Assurance team.
• Ensure programmatic and technical risks are identified, contained, and managed throughout each phase of business pursuit and program implementation.
• Ensure Quality and Mission Assurance engagement in engineering development, design, and test requirements verification, including the transition of design to production.
• Assess Program/Product Quality performance and ensure thorough root cause and corrective action (RCCA) is implemented on the program, including leading investigations and cross‑functional RCCA activities.
• Oversee program and higher‑level Corrective Action Boards (CAB) as required.
• Lead multi‑functional teams in problem resolution and continuous improvement activities with an emphasis on CORE, Lean practices and other critical‑thinking improvement methods and resources.
• Participate in program Failure Review Boards (FRB) and review and resolve systemic Failure Review and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) items.
• Generate program quality flow down requirements as part of the Contract Quality Requirements (CQR) planning.
• Engage in Program Management Review (PMR) as required.
• Notify the customer of delivered Non‑Conforming Material and guide internal investigation and disposition of GIDEP QMA actions.
• Support the generation and implementation of required Program/Product First Article Inspection (FAI) plans.
• Guide business and program performance utilizing predictive and proactive measures and metrics.
• Maintain positive relationships with program administration, cross‑functional program key team members, suppliers, customers, and government representatives, including Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
• Support AS9100 Internal, Corporate, and Certification Audits.
• Travel to Raytheon program facilities and customer locations.

Qualifications

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience.
• Working experience in Quality, Engineering, Operations or Program Management.
• Working experience in business strategic planning/proposal, Engineering development, production, test, product acceptance and/or post‑delivery assistance.
• Experience complying with Quality Management Systems AS9100.
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with Raytheon Integrated Product Development System (IPDS)/gating, STAGES, or processes (nonrecurring/recurring activities).
• Experience in participating in risk & opportunity management, assessment, mitigation, and capture.
• Experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and developing actions to improve performance or mitigate problems.
• Working experience in CORE processes or American Society for Quality (ASQ) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Certification.
• Working experience in AS9145 (Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)).
• Working experience with the Raytheon Corrective Action System (RCAS), or a demonstrated close‑loop corrective action system.
• Experience using written/verbal presentation skills.
• Experience developing solutions to complex problems.
• Working experience with Industry and Government Quality and Mission Assurance requirements and standards.

Benefits

What We Offer:

• Parental (including paternal) leave.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Achievement awards.
• Educational assistance.
• Child/adult backup care.
• Compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
• Career development and recognition programs.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 62,000 USD - 118,000 USD.