Senior Hardware Design Quality Engineer

Date Posted:
2025-03-31
Country:
United States of America
Location:
CA531: Fullerton, CA Bldg 676 1801 West Hughes Drive Building 676, Fullerton, CA, 92834 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 several Senior Hardware Design Quality Engineers 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 Fullerton, CA, with occasional travel opportunities (3-4 weeks/year) to various Raytheon facilities and/or supplier locations.

This position is an onsite role in Fullerton, California .

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.
• Perform physical hardware inspections and ensure conformance to technical data packages.
• Participate in the creation and execution of test plans and assembly modification plans.
• Participate in testing components and assemblies in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with customers and DCMA for presenting Hardware and for audit activities
• 10% out-of-town travel is required. Travel to local Suppliers and 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 inspecting hardware components and assemblies.
  • Working experience dispositioning non-conforming material.
  • Working experience with the creation and execution of test plans and assembly modification plans.
  • 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 Software Quality activities and/or software test support
• Experience providing Quality support to Engineering labs and test areas, including updating and maintaining operating procedures.
• Experience with hardware procurement, including Quality requirements flow down to supply chain partners.
• 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).

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.

The salary range for this role is 90,000 USD - 182,000 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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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