Program Quality Engineer - Woburn, MA

RTX; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

RTX, a global leader in aerospace and defense, seeks a Program Quality Lead for the Ground Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) program in Woburn, MA. This hybrid role promotes a robust QMA culture, partnering with Engineering, Contracts, Finance, and Operations to ensure top-quality program execution.

The ideal candidate will have a STEM background with 5+ years in defense quality, experience with IPDS and ISO 9001/AS9100, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with five (5) years’ manufacturing, quality or design engineering experience in the defense industry.
• Customer interface management experience (i.e., Acquisition Customers and Program Offices, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
• Experience with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) or similar gate management processes.
• Experience with requirements compliance with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience executing contracts/projects within cost, schedule, and/or technical performance constraints.
• Experience with estimating and/or bidding new business proposals (e.g. Estimate (BOE) writing, Approval Certification, etc.).
• Experience with technical failure investigations, developing robust corrective action plans and/or membership in failure review board.
• Experience in design, production, and/or sustainment phases of a program lifecycle in a related production discipline (i.e. operations, supply chain, engineering, or quality).

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate shaping of the technical and management baseline early in pursuit to balance technical performance, schedule, quality, and affordability.
• Engage on strategic and tactical levels focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance.
• Develop and implement strategic and tactical QMA plans at the program level.
• Manage technical and process risk and opportunity.
• Promote quality mindset and coordinate QMA requirements with program teams and customers.
• Act as Prime QMA interface with the program, customers, and IPTs.
• Execute resourcing, technical quality, financial performance, and compliance with Raytheon procedures.
• Establish relationships with internal and external customers across multiple levels.
• QMA liaison on requirements definition and program implementation decisions.
• Identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives using CORE methodology.
• Optimize RCCA and FRACAS activities for systemic issues.
• Apply statistical process controls to critical processes and characteristics.
• Accountable for quality performance in EAC reviews and planning.
• Up to 20% travel (domestic & international).

Skills

Customer interface management

IPDS / gate management

ISO 9001 / AS9100

Cost, schedule, and technical risk

Estimating / bids

Failure investigations

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-11-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.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 clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security 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.

Delivering for all of those who defend all of us

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to fulfill our Program Quality Lead, Quality & Mission Assurance position for our Ground Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) Program. The selected candidate will work in Woburn, MA on a hybrid basis. The expectation is you will be in the office weekly.

The Ground Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) program reports to the Ground Based Sensors (GBS) product group of Global Sensors & Mission Systems (GSMS) Sub-SBU (SSBU) which is part of the Raytheon Air and Space Defense Systems (ASDS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that provides proven capabilities to our customers worldwide.

The Program Quality Lead, Quality & Mission Assurance for the Ground Based Radar Digitization Program will promote and lead a robust and collaborative quality culture for the multi-billion-dollar book of business. The GBRD Program Quality Lead, Quality & Mission Assurance will oversee the implementation of strategic quality improvements for the business and will orchestrate initiatives with a team of direct and indirect matrixed employees. In collaboration with Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain he/she will be promoting superb Q&MA representation in proposal and capture strategy, startup planning, robust New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing Readiness, Transition to Production (TTP) strategies, and flawless program execution.

The GBRD Program Quality Lead, Quality & Mission Assurance will be responsible for promoting and executing against a thorough Quality mindset, practices, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. The effective individual will drive implementation of strategic quality improvements in the program and continually improve the performance of a cross-functional team.

This role will be a key Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) interface for the customers (internal and external) and suppliers, ensuring the effective implementation of all the Q&MA requirements of the program, and provide coordination and execution for all relevant in-country/site program requirements.

What You Will Do:

• Orchestrate the shaping of the technical and management baseline, early in pursuit, to enable delivery of solutions optimized to balance technical performance, schedule, quality, and affordability. Ensure inclusion of quality scope, plans, and budgets in program estimates and proposals.
• Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating Q&MA value to program teams and customers.
• Develop and implement strategic and tactical Q&MA plans at the program level that will directly enable program execution and favorably influence on-time delivery.
• Manage Technical and Process Risk and Opportunity that facilitates successful program and contract performance
• 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 Q&MA.
• Act as Prime Q&MA interface with the program, customers, and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Conduct execution responsibly on all matters pertaining to the business including resourcing, technical quality and financial performance, and compliance with Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
• Establish effective relationships with internal and external customers with the ability to manage and influence across multiple levels of stakeholders.
• Q&MA liaison on all matters pertaining to requirements definition, technical quality, and program implementation decisions.
• Leveraging CORE methodology, identify opportunities and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives for processes and command media using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills.
• Optimize for effective Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Review and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
• Leverage the application of statistical process controls to special processes and key product characteristics to ensure products meet end item performance requirements and mission assurance objectives.
• Accountable for quality performance and scope responsibility to financial Estimate and Completion (EAC) Reviews and overall Quality EAC planning.
• Up to 20% business travel (domestic & international) may apply

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with five (5) years’ manufacturing, quality or design engineering experience in the defense industry.

• Customer interface management experience (i.e., Acquisition Customers and Program Offices, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
• Experience with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) or similar gate management processes.
• Experience with requirements compliance with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience executing contracts/projects within cost, schedule, and/or technical performance constraints.
• Experience with estimating and/or bidding new business proposals (e.g. Estimate (BOE) writing, Approval Certification, etc.).
• Experience with technical failure investigations, developing robust corrective action plans and/or membership in failure review board.
• Experience in design, production, and/or sustainment phases of a program lifecycle in a related production discipline (i.e. operations, supply chain, engineering, or quality).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master’s or Advanced STEM Degree is a plus.
• American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certification.
• Experience with cost accounting methodologies (Earned Value Management (EVMS) Certification).
• Six Sigma, Lean or Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) Champion Certification or greater.
• Experience interfacing and communicating with executive level internal and external customers, and suppliers.
• Experience with Raytheon Lifecycle Program Management (RLPM).
• Experience managing a geographically diverse team – global environment.
• Working experience in design and development within systems, hardware (electrical or mechanical), supplier or manufacturing engineering.
• Proven experience deploying elements of NPI, APQP (DFMEA, KC, PFD, PFMEA etc.) on development programs.
• Experience in the DoD acquisition processes and contracting vehicles
• Experience with contract flow and compliance.
• Experience working with cross-functional, cross-disciplined teams at all levels.
• Experience using highly-effective communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Possess ability to effectively influence both cross-functional and supplier partners to achieve business goals.
• Proven track record of driving initiatives and delivering business solutions that result in reduced operating costs, maximized profit, and optimum customer satisfaction.
• Experience leading by example, strong mentorship aptitude who fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Works effectively with cross-functional teams at all levels.
• Active and transferable final U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation is not offered for this opportunity.

This role is designated as HYBRID. Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of War, 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 95,500 USD - 181,700 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 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.

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