Principal Specialist, Quality Mission Assurance

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 an experienced Mission & Quality Assurance Principal Specialist 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. They will act as the voice of the customer to autonomously assure mission results and success.

These positions are On‑site at our Goleta, CA location.

• 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 the Failure Review Board (FRB), working with cross‑functional teams to disposition and root‑cause investigate, corrective and preventive actions.
• 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.
• Establish customer relations and communications processes.
• Apply knowledge of Government Quality Requirements and Standards including aerospace, commercial, defense, and space industries.
• 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.
• Operate with minimal oversight from manager.
• Obtain and maintain additional program access as required.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience.
• Working and auditing experience with a Quality Management System (ISO
  9001 and/or AS9100).
• Experience with risk & opportunity management, assessment, mitigation, and capture.
• Experience with drawings/specs and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Nonconforming Material Boards and/or Failure Review Boards (MRB/FRB).
• Experience with root‑cause corrective actions (RCCAs) and applying quality methodology and tools.
• Experience completing Supplier Quality, Hardware Quality and Quality Systems Assurance tasks.
• Experience performing quality inspections, test witnessing, and preparing and presenting end‑item data packages.
• Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Experience providing area/program direction to assure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on time, and as defined in planning.
• Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for proposals.
• Experience with factory systems and software (e.g., PRISM, SAP, and Windchill).
• Experience with J‑Std‑001/IPC‑A‑610.
• Experience with First Article Inspections per AS9102.
• Six Sigma Certification or equivalent.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or Quality Manager.
• Certified and/or formal ISO
  9001 and/or AS9100 lead auditor training.
• Experience with Adobe…