Senior Manufacturing Supplier Quality Lead – Onsite

Raytheon; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Supplier Quality Manager to join the Operations Quality Team in Andover, MA. The role leads a group of Manufacturing Supplier Quality Engineers, driving corrective actions, yield improvements, and CoPQ reduction while ensuring compliance with site policies and change control.

The role demands strong leadership, expertise in APQP, PFMEA, SPC and DoD quality standards, with a background in ISO 9001/AS9100.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in STEM or other technical field and a minimum of ten (10) years of Quality Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or related fields.
• Previous experience managing a team of engineering professionals and project management experience including managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in first article inspection reports (FAIRs), quality monitoring, and leading root cause corrective actions in a cross functional matrixed environment.
• Experience in development/usage of quality metrics that may be used to drive true root cause and long-term corrective action, and in the identification/institution of perceptive verifications.
• Experience in manufacturing process knowledge with Quality systems and industry technical standards (ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102), interpreting drawings, work instructions, Bill of Materials (BOMs), consumable materials control, process disciplines and tool control.
• Prior experience in quality, or process engineering, in a manufacturing environment
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of operations quality engineers. Staffing, coaching/mentoring, presenting to senior leadership, and performance reviews.
• Interact with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and program representatives to align top priorities for the team.
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and implementation of corrective & preventative actions.
• Perform verification and validation of improvements to understand effectiveness.
• Baseline factory metrics (scrap, rework, FPY, etc.), identify top drivers, forecast future demand for top drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assess production trends using data analysis and statistical process control methods
• Lead manufacturing discussions to drive process enhancements to reduce variation.
• Lead/APQP initiatives (PFMEA, control Plans, SPC) using baseline metrics and future demand with verification/validation of improvements.

Skills

Root cause analysis

APQP/PPAP

Quality metrics

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Tools

SAP/PRISM ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Supplier Quality Manager to join the Operations Quality Team in Andover, MA. The role leads a group of Manufacturing Supplier Quality Engineers, driving corrective actions, yield improvements, and CoPQ reduction while ensuring compliance with site policies and change control.

The role demands strong leadership, expertise in APQP, PFMEA, SPC and DoD quality standards, with a background in ISO 9001/AS9100.