Senior Principal Program Quality Lead

Date Posted:

2026-07-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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:

Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

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.

Join our team as a Senior Principal Program Quality Lead (PQL) supporting the Advanced Technologies (AT) Strategic Business Unit.  Program Quality drives customer, program, and business success by effectively synthesizing the support and results of all Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) disciplines to ensure our customers receive quality products and services on time and on budget.

The PQL ensures that customer expectations and end-user objectives are satisfied, interfaces with program and functional partners, and leads teams focused on Quality and Mission Assurance capability, execution and performance excellence across the full product life cycle, including technical development, production/manufacturing, integration and test and sustainment, and ensures alignment with key industry standards and initiatives, including AS9100, AS9145 and APQP.

This is an Hybrid role based in Woburn, Massachusetts. Local travel to Tewksbury and Andover, Massachusetts, should be expected.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a key member of the program leadership team, ensuring successful program performance by ensuring conforming products and services through effective collaboration and compliance with processes and procedures.
• Lead integration and execution of team of Quality professionals across product teams and disciplines.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners and customers to ensure alignment and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Lead Quality and Mission Assurance efforts for program bids and proposals, gates and milestone reviews, risk and opportunity management, and program excellence processes.
• Drive compliance with the Raytheon Quality Management System while driving continuous improvement.
• Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
• Initiate and perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and/or Operations; Program Quality Leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience providing quality technical guidance, achieving design, development, and/or manufacturing results.
• Demonstrated experience in providing quality technical expertise to ensure effective design/development and/or manufacturing results.
• Experience with