Program Quality Engineer

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 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.  Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. 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