Program Quality Engineer (PQE)

Date Posted: 2026-01-15

Country: United States of America

Location: AZ862: 3360 Hemisphere Loop Bldg M10, 3360 East Hemisphere Loop Building M10, Tucson, AZ, 85706 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or eligible immigration status
• 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
• DoD Clearance Level: Secret

About Raytheon

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.

About the Role

We are seeking an onsite Program Quality Engineer (PQE) to serve within the Precision Fires and Maneuver team. The PQE will support Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) as well as production contracts ensuring that program goals are accomplished while staying compliant to AS9100 requirements. The successful candidate of Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) Professionals will help safeguard the effective integration and implementation of RTX processes and procedures within the constraints of Raytheon Command Media.

The ideal candidate will have a dynamic mindset and the ability to influence peers and offer creative results to complex challenges that arise during the planning and implementation phases of development and production. The candidate will collaborate closely with all cross-functional teams including systems, electrical, mechanical, operations, supply chain, and systems integration and test to guarantee that mission goals and contractual requirements have been met.

This position is an onsite role in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Javelin Program team, ensuring successful program performance, deliver conforming products/services through effective collaboration and compliance to processes and procedures
• Lead integration and implementation of cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to quality and customer requirements per the program quality plan
• Serve as a program quality liaison across customer organizations (Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and United States Government (USG)), as well as relevant factories and engineering labs as first responder for quality issues and concerns related to development and production products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and the program leadership team to define and implement quality improvement strategies
• Support supplier quality and supplier engineering efforts to help ensure compliance with the supplier quality plan
• Review and approve changes to the technical data package, assign actions when necessary and complete actions in a timely manner when assigned. This includes but is not limited to: Peer reviews, Engineering Review/Change Control Board (ERB/CCB) and/or Design reviews
• Ensure all development hardware (Engineering, Proof of Design and Proof of Manufacturing) are appropriately documented in the quality history records and align to quality and customer requirements per the program quality plan

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in the following areas:
• Working experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102
  • Working experience leading teams in failure and root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions
  • Working 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

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:

• Compensation and salary range: $86,800 USD - $165,200 USD
• Healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits
• Career development and recognition programs
• Parental (including paternal) leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Paid time off and holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments are not guaranteed and dependent upon individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance)

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Work Environment

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.

Security 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.

Additional Information

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate measures will be taken to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.