Program Lead, Quality Engineering

Date Posted:

2023-05-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

TX190: 2501 West University, McKinney 2501 West University , McKinney, TX, 75070 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

About Us:

At Raytheon Missiles & Defense, fresh thinking and possibilities are forged in times of change and you will be on the front lines as we trailblaze new approaches, push the boundaries of innovation and chart a course to a tomorrow you can be proud to have a hand in creating.

Job Summary:

The Program Quality Lead (PQL) in LW&AD, will support the MFRFS program and work as a hybrid employee at our McKinney, TX campus.  Responsibilities include promoting and executing against a strong quality mindset, practices, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. This individual will oversee implementation of Mission Area strategic quality improvements on the program’s sustainment contracts and will manage a team of matrixed reports.

This role will be the primary Mission Assurance interface for the customers and suppliers, ensuring the successful execution of all the Quality and Mission Assurance requirements of the program, and provide oversight and coordination to supplier quality managers supporting program requirements. The MFRFS program includes contracts in all IPDS phases, including design and development, production and sustainment.

The PQL will be responsible for leading a matrixed team of employees in support of MFRFS sustainment contracts, includes SMEs in Hardware Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Software Quality Assurance. This program will face challenges consistent with sustainment contracts requiring the Program Quality Lead to utilize advanced leadership and management skills to ensure all issues, challenges are effectively and efficiently driven to closure.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Be the prime Quality Assurance interface with the program, customers, and supporting IPTs, responsible for guidance, leadership, and support on all matters to including resourcing, technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
• Directly interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establishing effective relationships.
• Must have the ability to manage and influence across multiple levels of leadership, as it is vital to the success of this role.
• Responsible for quality of delivered products and services to our customers, management of Quality risks, uncertainties and opportunities, leadership in resolution of Customer expectations and relationships related to Mission Assurance and Quality.
• Responsible for developing and implementing strategic and tactical Mission Assurance plans that will directly affect the program’s execution and influence.
• Responsible for improving processes or systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills. Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and information is typically difficult to obtain.
• Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and ROMs
• Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure robust RCCA.
• Accountable for quality performance to EAC and overall Quality EAC planning.
• Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program.
• Support implementation of APQP as applicable.

This position is a hybrid role, and the selected applicant will work with the hiring manager to set schedule.

This position will also include a one-time sign-on bonus up to $40K for external candidates who currently have an active SECRET Clearance.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related discipline with a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and six (6) years of relevant experience

• Experience working with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems

• Experience with performance to cost, schedule, and technical performance including Cost Accounting Methodologies (Earned Value)

• Experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes

• 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 Value:

• Six Sigma, Lean, and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications
• Experience with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) or similar gate management process
• Experience in other functional area such as engineering, supplier engineering, or operations
• Experience establishing cost estimates and Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
• Effective verbal and written communication and networking skills to work with upper management and customers
• Hands-on experience in solving both business and technical problems
• Passionate, high-energy, self-starting team player who achieves goals and strives for continuous improvement
• Strong leader that exhibits presence and influence
• Possess an in-depth understanding of contract flow and compliance

What We Offer**:**

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust 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 superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Additional Details:

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a Referral Award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met (see guidelines) to receive the Referral Awarding.

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 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

Raytheon Technologies 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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