Date Posted:2026-07-21
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: 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: DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
We are looking for a
Senior Program Quality Engineer to join our Advanced Common Products Quality Team.
This is an Onsite role in Tucson, Arizona.
What You Will Do:
- Serve as a member of the Advanced Common Products Program Quality team, ensuring successful program performance, deliver conforming products/services through effective collaboration and compliance with processes and procedures.
- Closely interface with 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.
- Responsible for developing and implementing strategic and tactical Mission Assurance plans that will closely affect the programs' implementation and influence.
- Responsible for 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.
- Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.
- Generate new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program.
- Support implementation of APQP as applicable.
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Engineering and/or Manufacturing
- Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102.
- Experience leading teams in failure and root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions.
- Experience interpreting technical drawings.
- Working experience with technical data package review (TDP) and document repository.
- 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:
- American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification and/or Program Management Certification.
- Experience with Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or another Continuous Improvement Program.
- Working experience using resources such as 5S, Root Cause, Process Mapping, Lean Six Sigma (6Sigma).
- Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/AS9145 and utilizing resources such as Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Key Characteristics, DFMEA, PFMEA and/or Control Plans.
- Experience in First Article Inspections per AS9102
- Experience with Configuration Control System such as Common Product Data Management (cPDM) and/or Common As-Built System (CABS).
- Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW), Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR), Knowledge of Purchase Order Quality Requirements (Q-Notes, STAMP).
- Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
- Experience comprehending and translating system requirements as well as contractual requirements to ensure full compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
- Experience working as an individual contributor and in a dynamic team environment.
- Experience working with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment
What We Offer:
- Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
- Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.
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.h
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.
