Sr. Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-04-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-9022 ~ 9022 S Rita Rd ~ BLDG 9022

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At Raytheon, by combining our vast resources and investments, we are able to dedicate ourselves to solving mission-level vs. product-level customer challenges – together we can anticipate more, move faster and make a bigger impact on the big picture.

As a Factory Quality Operations Engineer you will be interfacing with cross functional teams through face to face and teleconferencing interactions in a fast-paced environment with plenty of challenging opportunities.  You will be engaging with Manufacturing Engineers, Product Test Engineers, Design Engineers, Production Associates, Management and customers to assure product and process compliance, continuously improve processes, and meet organizational goals. 

What you will do:

• Verify product and process compliance with respect to contractual, technical, industry, AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and internal policies

• Regularly generate and publish Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) metrics

• Facilitate and lead cross-functional team in failure analysis, Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations, including identifying non-conformances, providing solutions, tracking issues to closure and leading Corrective Action Boards (CAB)

• Ensure identification, physical control, and disposition of non-conforming material and facilitate Material Review Board (MRB) when necessary

• Support work instruction development and maintenance activities by reviewing work instructions, test instructions, auditing processes, and assuring configuration management

• Development and maintenance of inspection instructions, ensuring inspection instructions meet the technical data package requirements and meet production needs

• Regularly interface with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

• Daily status meetings with the factory support, factory management, hourly employees, and internal stakeholders to manage issue

• Conduct weekly meetings to help reduce cost of poor quality and facilitate timely red rack dispositions

What you learn:

• You will learn how to use and follow our Raytheon Quality Management System. This knowledge will be useful in any engineering position at Raytheon.

• You will also have the opportunity to train and become a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).  This is an external certification that you can have within or outside of Raytheon.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and typically 5 years of prior engineering experience.

• Experience reviewing schematic drawings as part of the assembly process

• Experience with quality tools (e.g. Pareto analysis, cause/effect diagrams, process mapping)

• 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 Value:

• Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection Requirements

• ​Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management System

• Strong interpersonal skills with experience in negotiating, having difficult conversations, and ability to work well with factory management, hourly employees, and internal stakeholders

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams in auditing process and product/process improvements in the factory or at suppliers

• Experience with AS9145 - Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

• Six Sigma or ASQ Certification

• Data analysis; development and usage of actionable metrics

What We Offer

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