
Senior Program Quality Engineer
- Tucson, AZ
- $82,000-164,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify and manage risk in the manufacturing process
- Supporting production, suppliers, first article inspections, and preparation for audits
- Verify product and process compliance with respect to contractual, technical, industry, AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and internal policies.
- Regular interface with DCMA.
- Daily status meetings with internal stakeholders to manage issues, and weekly meetings to help reduce the cost of poor quality.
- Mentoring Quality Engineers.
- Oversee program wide strategic efforts that meet the quality department goals.
- Facilitate and drive a cross-functional team in failure analysis, Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations, including identifying non-conformances, providing solutions, tracking issues to closure and guiding Corrective Action Boards (CAB)
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of five (5) years of prior experience in quality and/or manufacturing engineering.
- Experience in the following;
- Development/usage of quality metrics
- Supporting design and/or manufacturing process
- Interpreting and ensuring compliance with TDP, contractual, or QMS requirements
- RCCA and Continuous Improvement methods
- Interacting with program leadership, operations, suppliers, customers, and internal/external stakeholders
- The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- ASQ CQE Certification
- Experience in APQP methods (including FMEA, Control Plan, FAI/AS9102, SPC)
- Experience mentoring a cross-functional team
- Experience interpreting and ensuring compliance with TDP and QMS requirements
- Experience working in a dynamic environment that requires prioritization and flexibility to support competing requirements
- Experience with AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 quality management systems
- Demonstrated leadership in RCCA and Continuous Improvement projects
- Experienced team player who achieves results and continuously strives for improvement
- Experience in PRISM, Business Warehouse, or RCAS
- Experience making decisions, with limited information
- Experience applying;
- Critical thinking skills
- Leading without authority
- Communication skills
- 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.