Raytheon · 12 hours ago
Program Quality Lead
McKinney, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$108K/yr - $204K/yr
8+ years expRaytheon is a leading company in defense and aerospace, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. They are seeking a Program Quality Lead to administer quality requirements, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure mission goals and contractual requirements are met.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Represent Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) on program or project management teams and/or capture teams including writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for the quality portion of new program bids
Support the communication of program goals, targets, requirements and customer feedback
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with program management to define and implement quality improvement strategies
Assist in providing program direction to ensure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on time and as defined in program planning
Prepare, collect, analyze, and maintain Quality metrics
Establish customer relations, process and validate customer corrective action requests
Ensure customer quality requirements flow down to suppliers and support supplier quality and supplier engineering efforts to help ensure compliance to the supplier program quality plan. Assess impact and report potential customer escapes
Ensure reviews and assessments of program performance are performed, including self-guided technical assessments of systems engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), lessons learned, technology, production and programmatic (cost, schedule, and risks) practices assuring Quality Management System (QMS) processes are defined and implemented
Review and approve program documentation, including but not limited to, specifications, drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions and standard operating procedures
Act as the voice of the customer to autonomously assure mission results
Execute Quality initiatives regarding Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) and APQP (AS9145)
Oversee nonconforming material review and disposition
Guide root cause corrective action (RCCA) activities for systemic issues
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in Quality, Engineering, Operations, and/or Program Management, with specific experience in the areas below
Application and adherence to Quality Management Systems IS09001 and AS9100
Working experience in Industry and Government Quality and Mission Assurance Requirements and Standards
Experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and developing actions to improve performance or mitigate problems
Experience in supporting external and internal Quality System or Product/Process audits
Experience creating relationships with program management, cross-functional program management, suppliers, customers and government representatives
The 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
Preferred
Experience in systems engineering, reliability and system safety requirements
Experience using written/verbal presentation skills
Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Experience collaborating with program team members to develop practical solutions to complex problems
Prior experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry
Experience using Raytheon Root Cause and Corrective Action or a proven close-loop corrective action system
Raytheon Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or Industry Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
Experience with Earned Value Management, Cost Account Management, and Risk and Opportunity Management
Experience with Material and Failure nonconformance review boards (Material Review Board/Failure Review Board)
Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/AS9145 and utilizing resources such as Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Key Characteristics, Design Failure Modes, and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Production Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and/or Control Plans
Experience in First Article Inspections per AS9102
Experience Purchase Order Quality Requirements (Q-Notes, STAMP)
Experience comprehending and translating system requirements as well as contractual requirements to ensure full compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation
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
Holidays
Company
Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$16MKey Investors
United States Air Force
2012-01-17Series Unknown· $5.5M
2009-10-26Acquired
2009-10-01Series Unknown· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Arunava Chatterjee
Executive Director of Ghost Black Operations & CEO & CTO
Kieran Nolan
Chief Enterprise Architect / IT CTO
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