Program Quality Lead

Date Posted:

2026-02-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-ANDOVER-AN0 ~ 366 Lowell St ~ BLDG AN0

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 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.

Our Patriot Program Quality Lead (PQLs) within Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS), enhance U.S. and/or foreign programs within the Patriot product line portfolio at our Andover, MA location. Responsibilities include promoting and executing with a quality mindset, practices, knowledge sharing, and partnership. You will assist in implementation of Mission Area strategic quality improvements across contracts.

You will proactively engage with the product line and work in partnership with Program Leadership, Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Operations and the Quality team. You will work to ensure the effective implementation of Quality and Mission Assurance requirements of the programs, and occasionally interface with U.S. Government Customers, Foreign Customers, and Suppliers.  You will facilitate proactive engagement across our factories and suppliers that assist the Global Patriot portfolio, implement quality processes to reduce overall product lifecycle cost and risk.

This is an on-site position in Andover, Massachusetts

What You Will Do:

• Interface with the program quality teams, programs, customers, and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), facilitating technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to Raytheon procedures and contractual requirements.
• Closely interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships.
• Must have the ability to manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders, as it is vital to the success of this role.
• You will be responsible for; Delivered products and services to our customers, stakeholders of quality risks, uncertainties and opportunities, key team members in resolution of customer expectations and relationships related to Mission Assurance and Quality.
• Developing and implementing strategic and tactical Mission Assurance plans that will closely affect the programs’ implementation and influence.
• Improving processes or systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills. Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and information is typically difficult to obtain.
• Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget.
• Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
• Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program.
• Implement APQP as applicable.

Qualification You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (8) years of engineering experience.
• Working experience within a Quality Division at a commercial, defense, or aerospace company
• Working experience with performance to cost, schedule, and technical performance including Cost Accounting Methodologies (Earned Value).
• Working experience in providing technical program oversight 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:

• Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Six Sigma, Lean, CORE, or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certification.
• Experience with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) or similar gate management processes.

What We Offer:

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