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Program Quality Lead Tucson, AZ

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Job Summary

Drive program quality for the Coyote Missile on-site program within Land and Air Defense Systems, partnering with the Integrated Product Team and Leadership to meet Quality & Mission Assurance requirements. Serve as the primary quality interface across design, production, and sustainment, monitor quality metrics, lead continuous improvement, and support key forums such as MRB, CCB, and risk reviews. Develop proactive quality strategies, RCCA/FRACAS activities, and Advanced Program Quality Planning (APQP/AS9145).

Location: Tucson

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Act as primary quality interface for the product Integrated Product Team (IPT) and Leadership Team to ensure Quality & Mission Assurance requirements are met.
•Coordinate with functional IPTs and oversee scope across integrated product development phases from design through production and sustainment.
•Monitor quality metrics to drive continuous improvement and enforce process rigor with integrated teams.
•Lead RCCA and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and support Material Review Board (MRB), Change Control Board (CCB), and Risk Review Board (RRB).
•Generate CORE and CoPQ projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency for the Stinger program and support implementation of APQP/AS9145 as applicable.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 132,400 - 251,600 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•University degree or equivalent experience with minimum 10 years of relevant program/project quality management, quality planning, quality assurance, and/or quality engineering experience (or advanced degree with 7 years).
•Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
•Experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
•Experience providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
•Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Experience:10+ yearsAerospace and defenseProgram qualityManufacturingQuality engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Continuous improvementOwnershipSelf-starterCross-functional collaborationSound judgement

Certifications:Six SigmaLeanASQ

Tech Stack:ISO 9001AS9100APQPAS9145QMSMRBCCBRRBRCCAFRACASSix SigmaLeanASQAS9102Earned ValueCost of Poor Quality (CoPQ)CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence)

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

RTX

Designs, manufactures, and services aerospace and defense systems, including aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, missiles, and cybersecurity solutions for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Arlington, United States

Founded: 2020

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