Associate Director, Quality & Mission Assurance

Date Posted:

2025-09-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ201: RMS AP Bldg 801 1151 East Hermans Road Building 801, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance:

Secret - Current

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. 

Raytheon is currently seeking a seasoned professional for our Associate Director, Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) within the Short & Medium-Range Ground Based Air Defense Systems Sub-Strategic Business Unit (SSBU). The role is required to reside in Tucson, AZ.

This is a highly visible role which requires excellent collaboration and partnering skills, strong business acumen, expertise in engineering and manufacturing, risk and opportunity management, and quality systems compliance. The selected professional will partner with proposal and program managers and act as the voice of the customer to assure mission success. This position will report to Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) Lead for the Short & Medium-Range Ground Based Air Defense (SMGBAD)SSBU within the Land Warfare & Air Defense (LADS) SBU.

You will engage on both tactical and strategic levels, collaborating with the Program Management Office (PMO) and peers across the organization, ensuring execution effectiveness and driving efficiency improvements across the program. On programs, you will ensure delivered products and services meet Customer and Raytheon requirements, groom program risks and opportunities, provide technical oversight in resolution of high-visibility program Q&MA issues, assess system and mission readiness, as well as foster strong Customer relationships and expectation alignment.

This is an “on-site” position in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do:

• Shepard our Customer Oriented Results & Excellence (CORE) Operating system, applying its tools and concepts to continuously improve business outcomes, program execution, guidelines and processes implementation
• Support the shaping of the technical and management baseline, early in pursuit, to enable delivery of solutions optimized to balance technical performance, schedule, quality, and affordability. Ensuring inclusion of quality scope, plans, and budgets in program estimates and proposals.
• Responsible for effective Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Review and Corrective Action System (FRACAS). Conduct and guide effective investigations and analysis that result in the resolution of complex problems impeding product line success. Including tactical arrest and containment, as well as executing any required read-across to the relevant functional or business processes.
• Collaborate with SSBU Design Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain in developing a robust product maturation and transition strategy. Enable the implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) to inform transition to production strategy decisions
• Accountable for quality performance to financial Estimate and Completion (EAC).
• Establish QMA resource requirements, secure budgets, manage program Q&MA tasks to meet budgets, while continually driving innovative solutions and quality effectiveness 
• Develop and grow a team of Quality Program Professionals
• Collect, evaluate, and report critical Q&MA metrics necessary to monitor the health of the Raytheon Quality Management System (QMS) and cultivate the performance of the various Quality & Mission Assurance disciplines 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and twelve (12) years of demonstrated experience in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, or a related field 
• Working experience in design and development within systems, hardware (electrical or mechanical), or manufacturing engineering 
• Experience in predictive and proactive measures and metrics assessments and actions to improve performance or mitigate problems 
• Experience in Earned Value Management and Cost Account Management 
• Experience with estimating and new business proposals, including Basis of Estimate (BOE) Certification 
• Experience executing in highly technical failure investigations, developing robust corrective action plans and / or membership in failure review board
• Experience interfacing and communicating with internal and external customers, and suppliers. 
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• CORE Champion, Industry Six Sigma, Green Belt Certification, or similar certification 
• Experience in AS9100/ISO 9001 and American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certification
• Quality and Mission Assurance Certification and experience with the application of Quality & Mission Assurance methods and techniques in a subcontract management environment 
• Experience with Raytheon gating or program phasing (nonrecurring/recurring activities)
• Experience deploying elements of APQP (DFMEA, KC, PFD, PFMEA etc.) on development and production programs

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.

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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: 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

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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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