Senior Manager, Mission & Quality Assurance

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CA-GOLETA-H01 ~ 6380 Hollister Ave ~ BLDG H01

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 Type: Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on 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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Raytheon Advanced Products and Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Mission & Quality Assurance, to lead our Quality Team and implement and guide quality and mission assurance on program(s) including customer quality flow-down of requirements throughout the proposal and program life cycles.

This position is 100% onsite at our Goleta, CA location

• Lead, coach and mentor Quality Leads and program stakeholders daily and difficult situations with all aspects of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Lead Quality Assurance (QA) on a program, project, and/or capture team including writing basis of estimates (BOE’s) for the quality portion of program bids.
• Represent QA, review, approve Program’s Risk & Opportunity (R&O), Estimate at Complete (EAC).
• Leverage QA best practices to influence stakeholders to ensure efforts are properly focused on customer priorities and requirements associated with mission success.
• Communicate program goals, targets, requirements and customer feedback to Operations Quality, Supplier Quality, Software Quality and other QA disciplines, cross-functional program teammates and supply base to assure alignment.
• Provide program directions to ensure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on time and as defined in program planning.
• Define, evaluate and report-out QA metrics to Program and QA Leadership.
• Establish customer relations and process and validate customer corrective action requests.
• Ensure reviews and assessments of program performance are conducted, including but not limited to, technical assessments of systems engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), lessons learned, production and programmatic (cost, schedule, and risks) practices.
• Assuring Quality Management System (QMS) processes are defined and implemented.
• Review and approve program documentation, including but not limited to, specifications, requirements, source control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions and standard operating procedures prior to release for correctness to technical standards.
• Act as the voice of the customer to assure mission results.
• Support and implement Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with Raytheon Command Media and AS9145, as applicable.
• Manage QA teams in performing to expectation and mentoring employees in talent enhancement and new systems and processes.
• Oversee RTX Customer Oriented Results and Excellence…