RTX is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer to assure product quality and effectiveness across the life cycle for programs at White Sands Missile Range. The role supports quality assurance activities, issue resolution, requirements verification, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement for aerospace and defense programs.
Assure product quality and effectiveness throughout all life-cycle phases
Collaborate closely with quality, operations, supply chain, and engineering personnel
Ensure programs and core processes meet customer/end user objectives
Close quality issues through application of quality sciences and teamwork
Inspect test mechanisms and conducts quality assurance activities
Monitor and/or audits program operations or core processes
Grow others knowledge of quality standards, methods, and procedures
Proactively interact with team, management, and the customer
Ensure completion of required documentation, identification of nonconformance and noncompliance, resolution and closure of open issues, and ensure quality and configuration of program assets
Flex work across quality disciplines and provides surge capability to programs during key events
Assess work products to identify and eliminate in-/out- phase defects
Perform data analysis to drive root cause and correction action
Participate in test preparation and execution to ensure requirements verification
Review risk and opportunity data to lead projects to eliminate or reduce risks and/or realize opportunities
Investigate failures, participate in failure review boards, support failure investigation teams and drive root cause analysis
Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and agile work environments
Ensure compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100 requirements
Work long hours and/or weekends, when required, to meet program and mission’s objectives
Work in a field environment
Travel to and work in remote sites (domestic and international) to support program requirements
Works in hazardous environments exposed to energized equipment, radar radiation hazards, and unexploded ordnance
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and less than two (2) years' Quality Engineering experience
Working experience with industry standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100 Quality Management Systems
Work experience in aerospace or defense quality assurance
Work experience with missiles or guided-weapon production
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
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification
Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action processes and resources
Experience supporting Department of Defense development and or test programs as a quality engineer
Previous experience as a quality engineer in a field test environment
Experience with Radar Systems, Effectors (missiles, rockets, etc.), and systems-of-systems testing
Domain knowledge in field-testing
Ability to review, analyze, and ensure compliance of Technical Data Package elements to standards and guidelines
Ability to influence without authority, experience with cross-functional teams
Effective networking and presentation skills across, down, and up in a matrixed team environment
Working experience with missile assembly and inspection
Working experience with Patriot Systems and ammunition trained
Benefits
Healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits
Career development and recognition programs
Parental (including paternal) leave
Flexible work schedules
Achievement awards
Educational assistance
Child/adult backup care
Hired applicants may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; short-term and 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 and 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 are not guaranteed and depend on factors including individual, business unit, and/or company performance.
RTX operates as an aerospace and defense company as it solves the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
