Quality Mission Assurance Lead

About RTX

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 professionals unite to create advanced solutions that defend freedom and deter aggression. We leverage more than 100 years of experience and engineering expertise to meet today’s mission needs and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.

As a Mission & Quality Assurance Principal Specialist, you will act as the voice of the customer, autonomously assuring mission results and success while working on program life cycles.

• Implement and perform mission/quality assurance leader responsibilities as part of a program team or Integrated Product Team, including Quality Systems Assurance, Supplier Quality, and Hardware Quality.
• Review and provide quality support on purchase orders, statements of work, quality notes, revisions, and related items.
• Chair the Material Review Board (MRB) and support the Failure Review Board (FRB), working with cross‑functional teams to disposition root‑cause investigations, 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, emphasizing RCCA, Six Sigma, Lean practices, and other critical‑thinking improvement methods.
• Implement projects and processes to ensure overall quality continuously improves.
• Establish customer relations and communication processes.
• Apply knowledge of Government Quality Requirements and Standards for aerospace, commercial, defense, and space industries.
• Obtain and maintain 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 and obtain additional program access as required.

• Bachelor’s degree and at least eight (8) 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/specifications 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 application of 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 the start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

• Experience providing area or 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.
• Familiarity 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.
• Certification or formal training as an ISO
  9001 and/or AS9100 lead auditor.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with customers and government representatives.

• Competitive salary ranging from $118,300 to $224,900 USD.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement plans with 401(k) match.
• Flexible work schedules and paid time off.
• Parental (including paternal) leave and child/adult backup care.
• Educational assistance and career development programs.
• Recognition awards and achievement incentives.
• Performance‑based incentive compensation and long‑term incentive programs, where applicable.

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

This position requires an active, transferable U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain the clearance.