Program Supplier Quality Engineer

Role Description

As a Program Supplier Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of products and processes delivered by our suppliers. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure compliance with quality standards, drive continuous improvement, and mitigate risks. This is a remote role with up to 50% domestic travel to support supplier assessments, audits, and reviews.

Manage the quality performance of Major End Item (MEI) suppliers, fostering strong partnerships through significant onsite engagement.

Ensure product and process requirements are effectively communicated to suppliers via purchase orders, quality notes, and statements of work.

Conduct on-site activities such as source surveillance, inspections, corrective action reviews, and factory risk assessments.

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes to enhance supplier performance and improve manufacturing processes.

Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to address quality issues.

Participate in design reviews, process change reviews, qualification test reviews, and test equipment validation.

Review supplier manufacturing instructions and processes to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with quality standards.

Represent the organization in program reviews, supplier reviews, and technical interchange meetings.

Communicate supplier quality performance and status updates to leadership and customers.

Qualifications

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience.

Relevant experience in an engineering discipline, quality engineering, manufacturing, or supplier quality.

Experience with one or more aerospace or commercial equivalent preventative tools such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), etc.

Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

Experience with quality management standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9145, and/or Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Assurance Provisions.

Experience interpreting schematic drawings and/or hardware inspection techniques.

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Requirements

Raytheon MEI Authorized Approver status.

Knowledge of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) MAP/PMAP requirements.

Certification in Six Sigma, Lean, or American Society for Quality (ASQ) (e.g., CQE, CQM/OE, CSQE, CQA, CRE).

Experience building and maintaining relationships with multiple suppliers or customers.

Experience in Department of Defense (DoD) product and process oversight, including requirements, build, integration, testing, and delivery.

Experience in engineering, development, project planning, and collaborating remotely.

Working knowledge of AS9145, APQP requirements, and FAI Standard AS9102.

General knowledge of industry technical standards such as ANSI, CMMI, and ASTM.

Benefits

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.