Principal Operations Quality Engineer (Onsite)

Our Operations Quality Team assures product and process quality with an emphasis on Product Compliance, Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with team members, customers, and suppliers to solve difficult problems
• Use critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to resolve manufacturing defects/problems and improve efficiency
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to improve quality, increase efficiency and reduce cost.
• Perform data preparation, analyses, and reporting.
• Ensure manufacturing processes, test equipment and processes, and product builds comply with Quality and Engineering requirements.
• Attend daily tier meetings to discuss, and drive resolution on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity issues that hinder customer satisfaction.
• Drive resolution of nonconforming material with cross-functional support team.
• Conduct Layered Process Assessments in the factory.
• Perform and support audits to ensure compliance to requirements.
• Support root cause and corrective action activities.
• Support Process Failure Modes & Effects Analysis on processes and products to prevent product defects and mitigate risk.
• Support implementation of product Control Plans.
• Act on applicable material, product and equipment alerts to prevent impact to product reliability using the nonconformance and/or purge process.
• Manage dropped and damaged hardware processing and incident reporting.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with electronics manufacturing and assembly
• Experience with metrology, measurement resources and practices
• Experience with product acceptance and/or corrective action response
• Previous experience creating presentations and technical reports, using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work well with team members, customers, and suppliers.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and apply decision-making skills with limited supervisory intervention.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
• Thorough organizational, collaborative and communication skills
• Knowledge with the application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) (AS9145)
• Practical experience with CORE/Six Sigma methodologies (e.g. Kaizen, Lean, Define/Measure/Analyze/Improve/Control (DMAIC), and Define/Measure/Analyze/Design/Verify (DMADV) ) and resources (e.g. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) ).
• Experience in aerospace-related manufacturing environments
• Experience with AS9100 Quality Management systems
• Experience with Project Management or Risk and Opportunity Management

What We Offer

Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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