Program Quality Engineer

3M HEALTHCARE; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 107,500 - 204,500; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking a senior Quality lead for the NGSRI missile program. You will champion quality across strategic and tactical layers, partnering with program teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure performance, cost and schedule adherence.

Requirements include a STEM degree with 8+ years of experience, ISO 9001/AS9100 familiarity, and capability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. Onsite role with comprehensive benefits and career impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
• Experience providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Engage on strategic and tactical levels focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance.
• Be the Quality POC for the NGSRI missile system, interfacing with programs, suppliers, and customers.
• Develop partnerships with senior leaders to implement proactive quality strategies.
• Generate CORE and CoPQ projects to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Monitor RCCA and FRACAS for systemic issues and ensure extensive RCCA.
• Support issue resolutions and solutions to production.
• Support implementation of AS9145 in accordance with applicable standards.

Skills

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

ASQ certifications

Root cause analysis

CAPA

PRISM or SAP

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

SAP

PRISM

Job description

Date Posted:2026-05-08Country:United States of AmericaLocation:US-AZ-TUCSON-M09 ~ 3350 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M09Position Role Type:OnsiteU.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearanceSecurity Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: SecretSecurity Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

• Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
• Be the Quality POC for the NGSRI missile system, interfacing across programs, key suppliers and customers supporting technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
• Develop partnerships with senior leaders, IPTs, customers, and quality functions of the program team to define steps necessary to implement proactive quality strategies that shape Raytheon’s ability to become the provider of choice.
• Generation of new CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence), CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency of the NGSRI program.
• Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
• Support issue resolutions and solutions to production.
• Support implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelors Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of prior relevant experience.
• Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Working experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
• Working experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Six Sigma, Lean, and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications.
• Passionate, high-energy, self-starting team player who achieves goals and strives for continuous improvement.
• Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Corrective Action Requests (CAR)
• Experience interfacing directly with customers
• Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
• Experience exercising judgement and applying resolution-making skills with appropriate supervisory intervention.
• Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity management.
• Experience applying system and contractual requirements, ensuring compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities (e.g. 6-sigma, lean manufacturing).
• Experienced user of Process Re-invention Integrating Systems for Manufacturing (PRISM) or SAP.
• Experience in an engineering development program or rapid prototype environment
• Experienced in First Article Inspections per AS9102.

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.

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:

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 As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

• 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.