Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2024-09-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA601: Goleta (EW) Bldg H01 6380 Hollister Avenue Building H01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 has a great opportunity for a Quality Engineer (QE) within our Raytheon Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) division based in Goleta, CA. EWS strives to be the most admired firm in the industry for discriminating protection and countermeasure systems.

The effective candidate will provide technical and strategic support of our products, high-end defense, and commercial products. To effectively fulfill the required functions of this position, the candidate must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They ensure that the quality of RTX suppliers, products and processes are compliant with internal and regulatory standards and are continuously improving. This is a key role ensuring mission assurance of our mission critical products to our customer.

The QE must be able to work within a cross-function, in which there is close interaction and collaboration with Program Managers, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations and the Quality team. The QE will work on cross-functional program teams in all phases of the program lifecycle, from program capture (proposals) to program closure.

What You Will Do

• Follows quality processes to apply, modify, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems and protocols.
• Regularly participate in manufacturing and operations reviews, and supplier technical reviews.
• Act as liaison by providing interpretation, communicating, and educating of quality requirements, policies, or procedures to the functional program representatives.
• Perform quality reviews and approval of drawings and change requests.
• Quality review and sign-off of manufacturing travelers and generation of standard inspection protocols.
• Determine and participate in quality receiving, in-process, final and sell-off inspections.
• Development of inspection plans including internal FAI’s.
• Conduct supplier visits, source inspections, and First Article Inspection (FAI) Reviews per AS9102.
• Review and provide quality support and updates on purchase orders including Statement of Work, quality notes, revisions, and other items as applicable.
• Participate in defect review and Material Review Board, Non-Conforming Material Reports (NCMRs), working with cross-functional teams to disposition and root-cause investigation, corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in program document reviews and verifications.
• Perform Quality Management System (QMS) auditing to quality standards.
• Obtain and maintain additional program access as required.

Qualification You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant Quality experience.
• Working experience with J-Std-001 and IPC-A-610.
• Working experience with First Article Inspections per AS9102.
• Working experience performing quality inspections.
• Working experience with Nonconforming Material.
• Working Experience with drawings/specs and GD&T.
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Working and Auditing Experience of Quality Management Systems per AS9100:IS0 9001.
• Experience leading internal quality audits.
• Experience with factory systems (e.g., PRISM, SAP, and Windchill).
• Knowledge working Corrective Action Systems and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified.
• Six Sigma or CORE Raytheon Certification.
• Knowledge in the use of Six-Sigma resources i.e., Pareto Chart, 5-WHYs.
• Working knowledge with Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work alone and in a team environment, including customers and government representatives.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Learn More & Apply Now!

RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

Onsite

Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Clearance Information: Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: [https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm>

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The salary range for this role is 70,000 USD - 142,000 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 limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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