Patriot Ground Product Quality Lead - onsite Andover or Tewksbury, MA

Patriot Program Quality Lead (PQL)

Location: Andover, MA or Tewksbury, MA

Position Type: Onsite, U.S. Citizen required, activity requiring a Secret DoD security clearance. The clearance must be active and existing from day one.

• Partner with quality representatives in Systems Engineering & Integration, Test, Software Engineering, and other functional areas to ensure process assurance, quality risk management, defect management, continuous improvement, and quality financial/status reporting for Patriot Software & Training Devices.
• Proactively engage with the product line and coordinate with Program Leadership, Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and the Quality team to implement Quality and Mission Assurance requirements.
• Interface with program quality teams, suppliers, customers, and the Integrated Product Team to support technical, quality and financial performance, and ensure compliance with Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
• Lead root‑cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues, identify when such activities are warranted, and ensure extensive RCCA completion.
• Generate Cost of Poor Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs and implement APQP as applicable.
• Lead financial analysis initiatives supporting program predictability and generate financial reports for leadership.
• Monitor quality risks, uncertainties, and opportunities; coordinate with stakeholders; and report updates on testing, field issues, investigations, status, and metrics to leadership teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of engineering and quality experience.
• Working experience with ISO
  9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience providing technical program support on a team that develops software/firmware.
• Experience with RCCA and continuous improvement.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance (Secret).

• Active U.S. government security clearance.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Certification.
• Six Sigma, Lean, CORE, or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification.
• Experience in engineering, supply chain, or operations.
• Effective verbal and written communication and networking skills for upper management and customers.
• Hands‑on experience solving business and technical problems; strong team player.
• Experience in contract flow and compliance.

Salary range: $107,500 – $204,500 USD. Eligible for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and 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. Incentive compensation programs may apply. A relocation package is not offered for this opportunity.

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, veteran status, or any other applicable protected class. RTX provides affirmative action 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.

Application window closes approximately 40days from posting.