Senior Program Quality Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-08-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA602: Goleta (RVS) Bldg B01 6825 Cortona Drive Building B01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

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.

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) has been a technology development and manufacturing leader of infrared systems for over 70 years, and it continues to be one of the industry stakeholders in the production of high-tech vision products for a variety of space, tactical and commercial applications. RVS is seeking an experienced Senior Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to implement and develop quality engineering and customer quality flow-down requirements throughout proposal and program life cycle with our Focal Planes Operations group.

This position is an onsite role located in Goleta, CA.

What You Will Do:

• Create or tailor existing quality planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements
• Implement quality engineering responsibilities as a member of a program Integrated Product Team (IPT)
• Ensure programmatic and technical risks are identified, contained, and managed throughout each phase of business pursuit and program implementation
• Ensure quality engineering engagement in program development, design, test requirements and verification, including the transition of design to production
• Lead multi-functional teams in problem resolution and continuous improvement activities with an emphasis on 8D, Six Sigma, Lean Practices and other critical thinking improvement methods and resources
• Manage the completion of Internal First Article Inspections (FAIs)
• Guide business and program performance utilizing predictive and proactive measures and metrics
• Maintain positive relationships with program administration, cross-functional program stakeholders, suppliers, customers, and government representatives.

Qualification You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and five (5) years of engineering experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Quality, Engineering or Operations with working experience of business strategic planning and proposal, engineering development, material and service acquisition, production, test, product acceptance and post-delivery support.
• Working experience applying and adhering to Quality Management Systems IS0 9001, AS9100.
• Working experience of Industry and Government Quality Requirements and Standards.
• Working experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodology, systems, and resources.
• Working experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and actions to improve performance or mitigate problems.
• 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.

Qualification We Prefer:

• Infrared industry, semiconductor processing or DoD industry experience.
• Past or present regular member or chair of Material and Failure non-conformance review boards (MRB/FRB).
• Experience in developing or a member of risk & opportunity management, assessment, mitigation, and capture.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer or Six Sigma Certification.
• Experience in Earned Value Management (EVMS) and Cost Account Management (CAM) including Bases of Estimation (BOE).
• Experience with statistical and metrics software (e.g., Tableau, Minitab).
• Experience with factory systems and software (e.g., SAP, Windchill).
• Experience with Focal Plane manufacturing processes and cleanrooms.
• Experience leading, guiding, and mentoring others in routine settings and difficult situations.
• Experience collaborating with program team members to develop practical solutions to complex problems.
• Experience using written and verbal presentation skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.