Program Quality Engineer II - Onsite Tucson, AZ

Date Posted:

2026-07-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-807 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 807

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after 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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Standard Missile 3 Block IIA (SM-3 IIA) Program Quality Engineer II in Tucson, AZ, will help implement strategic initiatives to improve quality and help manage customer and internal quality requirements throughout SM-3 IIA production facilities. You will collaborate with the program quality manager and other program leads to work as a trusted partner with the program office and other functions. The individual will aid quality efforts to ensure delivered products and services meet customer and Raytheon requirements, support program DD250s, identify and document gaps in expectations between extended customer base and the program implementation baseline.

What You Will Do:

• Develop partnerships with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and Factory Teams to lead and perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Collaborate with Quality & Mission Assurance, and Engineering on material review board technical assessments to establish and verify requirements compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in how we resolve nonconformance issues reducing their impact to the factories
• Assess technical risk of non-conformances utilizing critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Review of change requests to assess technical impact.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to plan for events throughout SM-3 production facilities; utilizing existing data systems to identify what processes are most cost-effective to target for improvement.
• Interfacing with external and internal customers and key stakeholders to communicate strategy and provide updates after realized improvements.
• Driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Methodology throughout SM-3 production facilities.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and/or Operations
• Experience using AS9100 and/or ISO9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience using root cause and corrective action tools.
• Experience in development/usage of quality metrics to drive long-term corrective action.
• Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in Missile Defense Agency programs
• Experience with factory systems and software (e.g., PRISM, SAP, CABS, RCAS, and Windchill).
• Previous experience with SM-3 hardware and suppliers
• Six Sigma and/or ASQ Certifications
• Product development in a DoD environment
• Experience implementing APQP methodology
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation is not offered for this opportunity.
 

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This role is designated as onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and