Strategic Quality Lead — AMRAAM Production

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Program Quality Lead for the AMRAAM Production program in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role will provide strategic quality leadership across the full production lifecycle, coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure contractual and process compliance.

The role serves as the primary quality interface for DCMA, customer quality representatives, and internal leadership, driving continuous improvement, audits, and defect reduction while

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in quality, engineering or manufacturing within defense or aerospace.
• Experience with AS9100 and DoW quality requirements; complex weapon-system production.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving complex issue resolution.
• Experience using CORE (or similar) continuous improvement tools.
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall Quality strategy, planning, and execution for the AMRAAM Production Program.
• Lead a team of quality professionals and provide direction while fostering engagement.
• Partner with Program Management to ID risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Oversee root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closure of major quality issues.
• Own quality metrics and present insights to leadership.
• Provide oversight to Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain for process control and compliance with AS9100 and government standards.
• Serve as primary liaison with DCMA and customer quality representatives.
• Lead audits, assessments, and investigations related to production and supplier quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including defect reduction and yield improvement.
• Ensure quality staffing and development for current and future demands.

Skills

Quality leadership

AS9100

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Security clearance

US citizenship

Statistical tools

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

CORE tools

Statistical tools

Job description

RTX is seeking a Program Quality Lead for the AMRAAM Production program in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role will provide strategic quality leadership across the full production lifecycle, coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure contractual and process compliance.

The role serves as the primary quality interface for DCMA, customer quality representatives, and internal leadership, driving continuous improvement, audits, and defect reduction while