Quality Analyst (Onsite)

Socket.dev; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; 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 Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Quality Analyst to improve quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across engine programs. You will identify systemic COPQ drivers, lead RCCA efforts, and influence shop-level improvements while supporting EIS activities and internal auditing.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Quality leadership to transform data and shop-floor insights into sustainable solutions, driving measurable safety, cost, and customer satisfaction improvements at the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 2+ years in QA/continuous improvement or similar, OR 4+ years with an Associate’s Degree, OR 6+ years with a high school diploma.
• QA experience in aerospace is preferred.
• Experience supporting internal audits and RCCAs is desirable.
• Experience implementing data-driven process improvements across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and COPQ, lead RCCA efforts and implement sustainable solutions.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure process adherence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Quality leadership to turn data into actionable improvements.
• Support EIS activities and ensure shop requirements for new engine models are met.

Skills

QA experience

Continuous improvement

RCCA

Aerospace industry

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (QA/related)

Associate’s Degree

High School diploma

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-16

Country: United States of America

Location: US-WV-BRIDGEPORT-1525 ~ 1525 Midway Park Rd ~ MIDWAY BLDG A

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's 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.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

As a Quality Analyst, you will play a key role in improving quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across our engine programs. This is more than a traditional quality role—you’ll have the opportunity to identify the systemic issues driving Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), lead meaningful Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts, and influence improvements across the shop and multiple engine models. You will also conduct internal audits to ensure robust processes and compliance. You’ll work closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality leadership to turn data and shop floor insights into sustainable solutions, while also supporting Entry Into Service (EIS) activities and internal auditing.

If you’re energized by solving complex problems, challenging the status quo, and seeing your work translate into measurable improvements in safety, reliability, cost, and customer satisfaction, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact at our Bridgeport, WV engine center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Cost ofPoor Quality (COPQ) reductionacross the shopby identifying trends, investigating qualityescapes and recurringissues, and developingsustainable solutions.

• Identify and eliminatesystemic quality issuesthat contribute toCOPQ across theentire shop andmultiple engine models, moving beyond individualdefects to addressroot causes andprevent recurrence.

• Lead and facilitateRoot Cause andCorrective Action (RCCA) activities, ensuring problems arethoroughly investigated, corrective actions areeffective, and solutionsare sustained overtime.

• Coach and mentorsupervisors and shopleadership on RCCAmethodologies, building organizationalcapability and empoweringteams to effectivelysolve quality problemsat the source.

• Partner closely withsupervisors, technicians, engineering, operations, and other keystakeholdersto understand challengeson the shopfloor, build trust, and drive collaborativequality improvements.

• Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders by serving as a hands-on quality partner and connecting shop-floor insights with data-driven quality strategies.

• Analyze quality dataand trendsto identify opportunitiesfor proactive interventionand prioritize theissues with thegreatest impact toquality, cost, delivery, and customer satisfaction.

• Facilitate Entry Into Service (EIS) activities to ensure all shop requirements are identified and met to begin MRO of a new engine model.

• Conduct internal auditsto evaluate processadherence, identify opportunitiesfor improvement, andhelp ensure robustand effective qualityprocesses throughout theMRO operation.

• Track the effectivenessof corrective actionsand continuous improvementefforts, ensuring improvementsdeliver measurable andsustainable reductionsin COPQ.

• Promote a cultureof continuous improvementand quality ownershipthroughout the shopby engaging employeesat all levelsand helping teamsproactively identify andaddress sources ofvariation and waste.

• Influence quality performanceacross the full operation, balancing immediate problemresolution with long‑term strategies that improve processes acrossengine models andshop functions.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience in quality assurance (QA), continuous improvement, aircraft maintenance, or similar related role, OR an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, OR, in lieu of a degree, a High School diploma and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Quality assurance experience in the aerospace industry

• Previous experience supporting internal audits and conducting RCCAs.

• Previous experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated environment (ACE, Lean Six Sigma, CORE, etc.)

• Proven experience implementing process improvements using data driven decision making across multiple business functions (operations, engineering, quality, etc.)

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

• 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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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 68,900 USD - 131,100 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.