Field Supplier Quality Engineer - 50% travel

RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company, dedicated to solving complex problems. The Field Supplier Quality Engineer (FSQE) serves as the primary quality interface between Raytheon and the external supply base, ensuring compliance with quality requirements through inspections and assessments, while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure flow down of product requirements both internally and to sub-tier suppliers through PO requirements, Quality Notes, and statement of works
• Interpreting these requirements to ensure supply base both understands and complies with these quality requirements
• Interpret quality requirements (Q-Notes) and make decisions on Q-Note application to procured production parts
• Perform on-site Source Surveillance and Corrective Action reviews
• Drive continuous product / process improvements of our supply base by identifying supplier risk & systemic performance issues and driving solutions through various tools/methodologies including: Root Cause Corrective Actions, Statistical/analytical improvement tools such as Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies
• Facilitate closed loop process controls and continuous improvement methods to improve product/process quality
• Perform Supplier factory process walks and factory risk assessments
• Perform reviews of supplier manufacturing instructions and processes to mitigate escape risk
• Collaborate with Supplier Requirements and Services on Supplier change requests, and Supplier Statements of Work
• Contribute in the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure supplier quality performance
• Communicate effectively to stakeholders through business reviews and status meetings
• Ability to travel as required by program needs. Anticipate domestic travel (Up to 50%) to support supplier assessments, audits, reviews

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Typically requires: A university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' experience
• Relevant experience is conducting First Article Inspections, Final Source Inspections, Supplier Assessments, Problem Resolution, and/or other quality assessments
• Experience working within commercial and aerospace / defense regulations and standards - AS9100, AS9102, ISO-9000, AS9145
• Experience managing and leading suppliers with Root Cause Corrective Action methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, etc
• Experience working process improvement initiatives
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and/or presenting data for briefs or presentations to various internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to travel as required by program needs. Anticipate domestic travel (Up to 50%) to support supplier assessments, audits, reviews
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Six Sigma, Lean, and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification (CQE, CQM/OE, CSQE, CQA, CRE, etc.)
• Proven successes in building and maintaining relationships with multiple suppliers/ customers
• Experience in DoD product and process oversight including requirements, build, integration, test, and delivery
• Experience in engineering, development, project planning, and remote collaboration
• Remote collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders (DOW, DCMA, Raytheon, supply base)
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001/AS9100 quality management systems, AS9145 Requirements for APQP & PPAP, and FAI Standard AS9102
• General knowledge of industry technical standards (such as ANSI, CMMI, ASTM, etc.)
• Strong technical engineer with excellent communication skills that exhibits presence and influence and self-managed technical contributor