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Coyote Program Quality Engineer onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX · Coyote Program Quality Engineer onsite Tucson, AZ

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Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
7 days ago

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An engineer-level quality role at RTX (aerospace & defense) in Coyote Program Quality Engineer onsite Tucson, AZ. Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.

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degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, FMEA, Control plans, ISO 9001

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Requirements

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

What You Will Do

  • ◆Be the Quality POC for the Coyote launcher or missile products, interfacing across programs, key suppliers and customers supporting technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
  • ◆Develop partnerships with senior leaders, IPTs, customers, and quality support functions of the program team to define steps necessary to implement proactive quality strategies that shape Raytheon’s ability to become the provider of choice.
  • ◆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.
  • ◆Generation of new continuous improvement CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence), CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency of the Stinger program.
  • ◆Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
  • ◆Support issue resolutions and solutions to production.
  • ◆Support implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.

You Must Have

  • ✓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
  • ✓Relevant experience is work in engineering, manufacturing or quality
  • ✓Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
  • ✓Experience participating in or leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and/or preventative action.
  • ✓Experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
  • ✓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.
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Country

United States of America

Location

US-AZ-TUCSON-M07 ~ 3292 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M07

Position Role Type

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status

Security Clearance Type

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Our Coyote Missile On-site Program Quality Engineer (PQE) in Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS), will support U.S. and foreign programs within the Coyote portfolio at our Tucson, AZ location. In this role, you'll drive a robust quality mindset, practices, and collaboration efforts.

This is an on-site position.

As the primary quality interface for the product Integrated Product Team (IPT), you'll be responsible for ensuring the program meets all Quality & Mission Assurance requirements. This includes coordinating with functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and overseeing scope of work through all integrated product development phases, from design to production and sustainment. You’ll be the customer’s advocate internal to the team, ensuring we meet our obligations and expectations.

The PQE develops and monitor quality metrics to drive proactive continuous improvement initiatives, working closely with integrated teams to enforce process rigor. In the Program Quality role, you will support contract start-up activities, production support and sell-off support. You will primarily engage our factories and suppliers that aid the Coyote portfolio, implement quality processes to reduce overall product lifecycle cost and risk.

The PQE 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.

The PQE will be responsible for ensuring reviews and assessments of program performance are performed, including technical assessments of systems, lessons learned, technology, and programmatic (cost, schedule, and risks and/or defects) practices assuring Quality management System (QMS) processes are defined and implemented.

We Prefer

  • •Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
  • •Passionate, high-energy, self-starting team player who achieves goals and strives for continuous improvement.
  • •Six Sigma, Lean, and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications
  • •Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Corrective Action Requests (CAR)
  • •Experience interfacing directly with customers
  • •Experience presenting, reviewing and/or a

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