Program Quality Engineer II - Onsite Tucson, AZ

Standard Missile 3 Block IIA (SM-3 IIA) Program Quality Engineer II

The Standard Missile 3 Block IIA (SM-3 IIA) Program Quality Engineer II in Tucson, AZ, will help implement strategic initiatives to improve quality and help manage customer and internal quality requirements throughout SM-3 IIA production facilities. You will collaborate with the program quality manager and other program leads to work as a trusted partner with the program office and other functions.

The individual will aid quality efforts to ensure delivered products and services meet customer and Raytheon requirements, support program DD250s, identify and document gaps in expectations between extended customer base and the program implementation baseline.

What You Will Do:

• Develop partnerships with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and Factory Teams to lead and perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Collaborate with Quality & Mission Assurance, and Engineering on material review board technical assessments to establish and verify requirements compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in how we resolve nonconformance issues reducing their impact to the factories
• Assess technical risk of non-conformances utilizing critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Review of change requests to assess technical impact.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to plan for events throughout SM-3 production facilities; utilizing existing data systems to identify what processes are most cost-effective to target for improvement.
• Interfacing with external and internal customers and key stakeholders to communicate strategy and provide updates after realized improvements.
• Driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Methodology throughout SM-3 production facilities.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and/or Operations
• Experience using AS9100 and/or ISO
  9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience using root cause and corrective action tools.
• Experience in development/usage of quality metrics to drive long-term corrective action.
• Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in Missile Defense Agency programs
• Experience with factory systems and software (e.g., PRISM, SAP, CABS, RCAS, and Windchill).
• Previous experience with SM-3 hardware and suppliers
• Six Sigma and/or ASQ Certifications
• Product development in a DoD environment
• Experience implementing APQP methodology
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation is not offered for this opportunity.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of War, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website.

This position is located in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region and recognized as one of America's 10 Best Small Cities. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, colorful Sonoran Desert landscape and majestic saguaro cacti, Tucson is blessed with some of nature's best work. Tucson is known for its bright blue skies, and with more than 310 sunny days per year, Tucson's fantastic weather lets residents enjoy the outdoors year-round.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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.

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not…