Program Quality Engineer

Location: McKinney, TX (Onsite role)

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

About the Role

Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) is the next step in Electronic Attack Systems (EAS) needed to meet current and emerging electronic warfare threats, counter growing threat capabilities and capacity, and keep pace with the continuous expansion of the EAS mission area. As a Program Quality Engineer, you will implement Quality and Mission Assurance responsibilities as a member of the NGJ Program Quality and Mission Assurance team.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience.
• Working experience with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS)/gating, command media, or processes (nonrecurring/recurring activities).
• Working experience in risk & opportunity management, assessment, mitigation, and capture.
• Working experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and developing actions to improve performance or mitigate problems.
• Working experience documenting nonconformance or a demonstrated close-loop corrective action system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance.
• 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)).
• 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

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term/long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (educational assistance).
• Parental (including paternal) leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement status).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 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.