Hardware Quality Engineer - Aerospace Defense (Onsite)

Raytheon; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a Hardware Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to support the Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio across Woburn, Andover, Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA. The role focuses on early quality issue mitigation, design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliability from development through sustainment.

The role requires a STEM degree with 5+ years in hardware quality/design, strong cPDM experience, RCA capabilities, and travel up to 10% with on-site work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and five years of prior relevant experience.
• Relevant experience is in hardware quality or hardware design.
• Experience in hardware design processes: Creation, reading, and/or interpretation of hardware drawings, product specifications and/or verification methods
• Experience in Common Product Data Management (cPDM) or similar data management system (SOLIDWORKS PDM, Autodesk Vault, PTC Windchill PDM, Aras Innovator, etc.)
• Experience analyzing data, using metrics, and/or driving process improvements.
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective / preventive action implementation.

Responsibilities

• Establish partnerships with Engineering, Program Leaders, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and Functions to implement Quality strategies.
• Leverage engineering experience to 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 Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Configuration Change Boards (CCB), Risk/Opportunity Management Boards (ROMB), and Material Review Boards (MRB).
• Evaluate design and manufacturing trade-offs to assess potential risks or opportunities
• Perform process walks and use metrics and data to drive quality improvements to achieve measurable results
• Apply technical design experience to support root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and closed-loop process improvements to enhance quality and reliability.
• 10% out-of-town travel as required to various Raytheon facilities and/or supplier locations.

Skills

Hardware design engineering

APQP/AS9145

ISO 9001/AS9100

ROMB

GD&T

Six Sigma/Quality certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

SOLIDWORKS PDM

Autodesk Vault

PTC Windchill PDM

Aras Innovator

Job description

Raytheon is seeking a Hardware Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to support the Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio across Woburn, Andover, Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA. The role focuses on early quality issue mitigation, design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliability from development through sustainment.

The role requires a STEM degree with 5+ years in hardware quality/design, strong cPDM experience, RCA capabilities, and travel up to 10% with on-site work.