Senior Supplier Assurance & Quality Specialist (Remote)

RTX Corporation; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX, the world"s largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Principal Supplier Assurance Specialist to own end‑to‑end supplier manufacturing output and strengthen supplier performance through diagnostics and corrective actions. The role requires onsite assessments at supplier facilities and up to 50% travel, with a focus on process discipline and quality systems.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier quality, experience with PFMEA/SPC/FAI and a DoD

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent with 5+ years relevant experience; an advanced degree with 3+ years is also acceptable.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, or related technical role.
• Experience using quality engineering tools and processes such as PFMEA, SPC, capability analysis, GD&T, AS9100/ISO9001, FAI, APQP, statistical analysis, and or supplier hardware inspection.
• U.S. Citizen and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate supplier manufacturing performance through onsite diagnostics of processes, equipment, tooling, flow, and quality systems.
• Conduct readiness and capability assessments including FAI reviews, PFMEA audits, SPC capability checks, cycle-time validation, bottleneck analysis, and Run-at-Rate support.
• Conduct technical troubleshooting to identify root causes of quality escapes, yield issues, and production instability.
• Maintain supplier readiness documentation, capability data, RCCA evidence, and capacity models.
• Assist with corrective and preventive action execution using structured problem‑solving tools such as 8D, 5‑Why, and fishbone analysis.
• Provide targeted coaching to supplier operators, technicians, and quality personnel to reinforce process discipline, standard work, and basic problem‑solving expectations.
• Participate in program and operations reviews by providing clear updates on yield, stability, bottlenecks, and schedule risk.
• Support the development of early performance plans and help suppliers adopt improved work practices and basic performance culture behaviors.
• Escalate technical issues, capacity constraints, and quality risks, integrating both operational and basic financial indicators (scrap trends, labor efficiency, overtime signals).
• Understand and follow all EXIM requirements by Command Media.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of time to supplier locations, as needed.

Skills

Supplier quality

Problem solving

Project coordination

Education

University Degree or equivalent experience

Advanced Degree in related field

Tools

PFMEA

SPC

GD&T

AS9100/ISO9001

FAI

APQP

8D

5-Why

Job description

RTX, the world"s largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Principal Supplier Assurance Specialist to own end‑to‑end supplier manufacturing output and strengthen supplier performance through diagnostics and corrective actions. The role requires onsite assessments at supplier facilities and up to 50% travel, with a focus on process discipline and quality systems.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier quality, experience with PFMEA/SPC/FAI and a DoD