Senior Hardware Design Quality Engineer – (P3 – Senior Engineer, Quality Engineering – Tucson, AZ)

Date Posted:

2025-02-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ201: RMS AP Bldg 801 1151 East Hermans Road Building 801, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

Engineering Sustainment & Quality Assurance is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Quality Engineer to support quality assurance throughout the product design and development phases.  This role is crucial in identifying and mitigating potential quality issues early in the development process, ensuring product reliability and compliance with quality standards.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to implement quality strategies and drive improvement. Your understanding of engineering design and processes will help identify and address early-stage quality improvements in hardware design.  This role involves both technical work and regular interaction with cross-functional teams to meet quality, cost, schedule and technical objectives.

This is an on-site position with the primary work location in Tucson, AZ, with occasional travel opportunities (3-4 weeks/year) to various Raytheon facilities and/or supplier locations outside of the Tucson area.

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This position is an onsite role in Tucson, Arizona.

What You will Do:

• Establish partnerships with Engineering, Program Managers, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and Functions to implement Quality strategies.
• Leverage engineering experience to evaluate designs and specifications, testing plans, methods, and equipment to ensure product reliability and compliance to quality standards
• Conduct engineering work products reviews, including Peer Reviews, Configuration Control Boards, Drawing Reviews, Design Reviews, Product Readiness, and Sale to identify and eliminate in-phase defects
• Serve as Engineering Hardware Quality Representative on Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Configuration Change Boards (CCB), Risk/Opportunity Management Boards (ROMB), and Material Review Boards (MRB).
• Evaluate design and manufacturing trade-offs to assess potential risks or opportunities
• Perform process walks and use metrics and data to drive quality improvements to achieve measurable results
• Apply technical design experience to support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closed-loop process improvements to enhance quality and reliability.
• 10% out-of-town travel and local travel to Tucson-based manufacturing facilities as needed.

Qualifications You Must Have :

• Typically requires bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics (STEM) and five (5) years of relevant experience in the following;
  • Working experience in hardware design processes, including the ability to create, read, and interpret hardware drawings, product specifications, and verification methods.
  • Working experience in root cause analysis and corrective / preventive action implementation.
  • Working experience in Common Product Data Management (cPDM) or similar data management system.
  • Experience evaluating data, use metrics, and driving process improvements
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Security Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer :

• Experience in Hardware Design Engineering, with insight into common design problems and potential quality risk areas
• Experience with product lifecycle, from initial design through sustainment
• Experience in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and AS9145.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience in Risk & Opportunity analysis and Management Boards (ROMB)
• Experience communicating, collaborating across teams, and presenting technical concepts
• Experience exercising professional judgement in decision-making and problem-solving
• Relevant Certifications, including Six Sigma, CORE, Shainin Red X, GD&T (ASME GDTP), and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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