Date Posted:2026-07-29
Country:United States of America
Location:US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
The successful
Program Quality Engineer will operate within a high-visibility, fast-paced development environment that is part of a larger franchise of interconnected programs. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and the ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve quality and mission assurance challenges that span across the franchise-not just at the individual program level.
The effective candidate will implement, develop, and continuously improve processes that ensure compliant systems and proper flow-down of customer-specific quality requirements throughout complex, multi-program lifecycles. You will be responsible for supporting franchise and program teams to ensure Mission Assurance (MA) technical requirements are developed and executed using approved development processes and procedures. You will create or tailor existing planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements across program teams and the broader supply base.
This is an on-site position in McKinney, TX.What You Will Do:
- Represent Mission Assurance on high-visibility program, project, and/or capture teams, including developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for quality content within new franchise-level program bids.
- Support clear communication of program and franchise goals, targets, requirements, and customer feedback.
- Assist in providing directions to program teams to ensure quality tasking is accomplished within budget, on schedule, and in alignment with program and franchise planning.
- Prepare, collect, analyze, and maintain Mission Assurance metrics for both program-specific and franchise-level visibility.
- Establish strong customer relationships, process customer feedback, and validate customer corrective action requests.
- Assess and communicate the impact of potential customer escapes, including cross-program or franchise-wide implications.
- Co-chair Program Corrective Action Boards (CABs) to meet measures and metrics from stakeholder reviews, ensuring issues are addressed with a franchise-aware perspective.
- Ensure MA reviews and assessments of program performance are conducted-including technical assessments of systems engineering, Quality Assurance, lessons learned, technology, production, and programmatic (cost, schedule, risk) execution-to confirm Quality Management System (QMS) processes are properly defined and implemented.
- Review engineering documentation (specifications, requirements, control drawings, altered item drawings, assembly drawings, test plans, procedures, instructions, SOPs) prior to release to ensure correctness and compliance with technical standards.
- Act as the voice of the customer throughout the franchise to assure mission results and maintain objective integrity.
- Execute new Mission Assurance initiatives including CORE and APQP
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in Quality, Engineering Operations, and/or Program Management
- Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001 and AS9100.
- Working experience in Industry and Government Mission Assurance Requirements and Standards.
- Experience collaborating with program team members to develop practical solutions to complex problems.
- Experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and developing actions to improve performance or mitigate problems.
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with program management, cross-functional program leadership, suppliers, customers and government representatives.
- Experience in supporting External and Internal Quality System or Product/Process audits.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Experience in systems engineering, reliability and system safety requirements.
- Previous experience using written/verbal presentation skills.
- Experience in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Prior experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry.
- ASQ Quality Certification.
- Working knowledge of Raytheon RCAS or a proven close- loop corrective action system.
- CORE or Industry Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification.
- Knowledge and experience deploying AS9145 (APQP) requirements
- Knowledge and experience deploying AS6500 requirements
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.
Learn More & Apply Now!Onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
