Principal Program Quality Lead

Date Posted:

2025-07-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ222: 6363 SCountryClubRd 6363 South Country Club Road Suite 121, Tucson, AZ, 85706 USA

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:

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.

We are seeking a Principal Program Quality Lead (PQL) to join the Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS) Quality team supporting the David Sling Weapons System (DSWS) initial low-rate production (ILP) Program.

As the primary quality interface for the product Integrated Product Team (IPT), you'll ensure the program meets all Quality & Mission Assurance requirements. This includes coordinating with functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and overseeing the scope of work through all integrated product development phases within the contract.

You'll develop and monitor quality metrics to drive proactive continuous improvement initiatives, working closely with integrated teams to enforce process rigor. In the program quality role, you will work directly with the customer, internal factories, and suppliers in support of contract start-up activities, Engineering development, product integration and sell-off.

This is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do:

• Represent Quality on the DSWS ILP Program leadership team
• Lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and co-chair the Corrective Action Board (CAB).
• Establish customer relations and process customer corrective action requests.
• Support technical Quality performance and assess compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements across key suppliers and internal factories.
• Generate CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence) and CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency.
• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.
• Review the Engineering program documentation, including specifications, requirements, specification control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions and standard operating procedures prior to release for correctness to technical standards.
• Support the completion of First Article Inspection and Qualification efforts for both internal factories and suppliers
• This role requires some domestic and international travel

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of prior experience in the following areas:
  • Working experience with ISO9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems
  • Working experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
  • Working experience translating external and internal requirements and command media
  • Working experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
• 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 Prefer:

• Six Sigma, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification.
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) including the following tools: FMEA, SPC, Control Plans, and Process Capability Assessments.
• Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Corrective Action Requests (CAR)
• Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
• Experience interfacing directly with customers
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities (e.g., Six-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing).