Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer (CSAE) - Southern California

Date Posted:

2025-10-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RCA99: RTN Remote, California

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. 

The Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer (CSAE) serves as the primary quality liaison between Raytheon and its external supply base, ensuring suppliers consistently meet requirements and deliver high-quality results. In this role, you will drive resolution of quality issues, provide performance feedback, and champion continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communication, meeting facilitation, and relationship-building skills are essential, as you will play a critical role in fostering effective partnerships with suppliers. The CSAE collaborates closely with internal teams on supplier source selection, risk mitigation, strategic planning, and supplier development. Representing Raytheon professionally, you will embody and promote the company’s Vision, Values, Strategy, and Goals within the supply base, making a lasting impact on the success of key supplier relationships.

This position entails assignment as a Senior Principal Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer in the Los Angeles, CA, region of the US and is remote. Visits to local Supplier facilities will be required and will require a home office be maintained. Candidates are expected to travel domestically 25% of the time, to include driving up to 300-mile radius with some flying as needed.  Relocation assistance is not provided.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and implement process improvements and risk mitigation strategies across the supply base.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, key partners, and stakeholders.  
• Influence decision-making through quality assurance, aligning efforts with customer priorities and mission success.  
• Interpret and communicate purchase order quality requirements to ensure supplier and subcontractor compliance.  
• Ensure product requirements are properly flowed down and adhered to by internal teams and sub-tier suppliers.  
• Assess supplier quality capabilities throughout the program lifecycle to meet objectives.  
• Identify and resolve supplier risks and systemic issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.  
• Drive continuous improvement using Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other analytical tools.  
• Collaborate across Quality functions and Cross Business Teams (CBTs) to ensure rapid issue resolution.  
• Oversee First Article Verification, Source Inspection, and supplier assessments, audits, and reviews.  
• Resolve supplier risks and ensure compliance with program objectives.  

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Relevant experience is work in mechanical assemblies, electromechanical engineering, manufacturing and/or technical supplier management
• Experience managing suppliers using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.
• Experience driving process improvements using Six Sigma, Lean, or other analytical tools, and presenting data to support decision-making.  
• 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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working within aerospace/defense standards such as AS9100, AS9102, ISO-9000, and AS9145.  
• Experience in DoD product and process oversight including requirements, build, integration, test and delivery
• Experience with industry technical standards (such as ANSI, CMMI, ASTM, etc.)
• Experience collaborating with engineering, manufacturing operations, and supply chain teams
• Six Sigma, Lean and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification (CQE, CQM/OE, CSQE, CQA, CRE, etc.)

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