Mission & Quality Assurance Lead

Raytheon Advanced Products and Solutions is seeking two experienced Mission & Quality Assurance Leads to implement and guide quality and mission assurance on program(s) including customer quality flow-down of requirements throughout the proposal and program life cycles. The selected professionals will ensure the quality of RTX suppliers, products and processes are compliant with internal, customer and industry standards. The selected team members will act as the voice of the customer to autonomously assure mission results and success.

These positions are onsite at our Goleta, CA location.

Location: CA601:
Goleta (EW) Bldg H01 6380 Hollister Avenue Building H01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance: Secret - Current

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon Advanced Products and Solutions is seeking two experienced Mission & Quality Assurance Leads to implement and guide quality and mission assurance on program(s) including customer quality flow-down of requirements throughout the proposal and program life cycles. The selected professionals will ensure the quality of RTX suppliers, products and processes are compliant with internal, customer and industry standards. The selected team members will act as the voice of the customer to autonomously assure mission results and success.

• Implement and perform Mission/Quality Assurance leader responsibilities as a member of a program team or Integrated Product Team IPT including Quality Systems Assurance, Supplier Quality, and Hardware Quality.
• Review and provide quality support and updates on purchase orders including Statement of Work, quality notes, revisions, and other items as applicable.
• Chair the Material Review Board MRB, and support Failure Review Board FRB, working with cross-functional teams to disposition and root-cause investigation, corrective and preventive actions.
• Ability to present non-conformances and other findings to management.
• Participate in program document reviews, approvals, and verifications.
• Participate in manufacturing reviews and supplier technical reviews.
• Lead multi-functional teams in problem resolution and continuous improvement activities with an emphasis on RCCA, Six Sigma, Lean practices and other critical thinking improvement methods and resources.
• Implement projects and processes to ensure overall quality is continuously improving.
• Establishes customer relations and communications processes.
• Application of knowledge of Government Quality Requirements and Standards including aerospace, commercial, defense, and space industries.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a J-Std-001/IPC-A-610 Certification.
• Lead, nurture, and mentor others in routine work and difficult situations.
• Work closely with program team members in a production lab environment.
• Provide regular program status reports to management.
• Minimal oversight from manager.
• Obtain and maintain additional program access as required.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics STEM and eight years of engineering experience.
• Working and auditing experience with a Quality Management System ISO 9001 and/or AS9100.
• Working experience with risk and opportunity management, assessment, mitigation, and capture.
• Working experience with drawings/specs and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing GD and T.
• Working experience with Nonconforming Material Boards and or Failure Review Boards MRB FRB.
• Working experience with root cause corrective actions RCCA and…