Hardware Program Quality Engineer - Onsite Defense Systems

RTX; Andover (MN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

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

Holidays

Job summary

RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Hardware Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to support the Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio (AN/TPY-2 and XBR programs) in Woburn, Andover, Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA.

This on-site role focuses on identifying and mitigating quality issues early in development, ensuring reliability and lifecycle readiness, with collaboration across Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of relevant hardware quality experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting hardware drawings and specs.
• Familiarity with product data management systems.
• Experience with RCA and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Establish partnerships with Engineering, Program Leaders, IPTs, and Functions to implement Quality strategies.
• Evaluate designs and specifications, testing plans, methods, and equipment to ensure product reliability and compliance to quality standards.
• Conduct engineering work products reviews, including Peer Reviews, Configuration Control Boards, Drawing Reviews, Design Reviews, Product Readiness, and Sale to identify and eliminate in-phase defects.
• Serve as Engineering Hardware Quality Representative on ERB, CCB, ROMB, and MRB.
• Evaluate design and manufacturing trade-offs to assess potential risks or opportunities.
• Perform process walks and use metrics to drive quality improvements.
• Apply technical design experience to support RCA, corrective actions, and closed-loop improvements.
• 10% out-of-town travel as required to various Raytheon facilities and/or supplier locations.

Skills

Hardware quality

Hardware design

Data analysis

RCA

cPDM

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

SOLIDWORKS PDM

Autodesk Vault

PTC Windchill PDM

Aras Innovator

Job description

RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Hardware Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to support the Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio (AN/TPY-2 and XBR programs) in Woburn, Andover, Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA.

This on-site role focuses on identifying and mitigating quality issues early in development, ensuring reliability and lifecycle readiness, with collaboration across Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain.