Principal Program Quality Engineer – (P4 – Principal Engineer, Quality Engineering – Tucson, AZ)

Date Posted:

2025-02-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ805: RMS AP Bldg 805 1151 East Hermans Road Building 805, Tucson, AZ, 85756 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.

We have an immediate need for an “onsite” Principal Software Quality Engineer (Quality Assurance/Compliance) to support Naval Power. The successful candidate must reside within 50 miles of Tucson (travel compensation not included).

Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering (SWQE) department provides services to the Business throughout the product development lifecycle. Job duties include classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in a dedicated workspace.

Common SWQE tasks involve review of SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM), software work items (Azure DevOps Server), SW Test Reports (STRs), physical media, test artifacts, and participation in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB/ERB, DCRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), Command Media (Policies), Test Witnessing (FQT), and Audits.

Key Locations You Will Support:

Software Quality works with its Engineering partners (Software, Systems, Safety), other Quality functions (Hardware, Product, Mission), including Program Quality Leads.

Primary activities occur daily onsite in Tucson, AZ (1151 East Hermans Road).

Key Programs:

AIM-9X® SIDEWINDER®

This is an Onsite role in Tucson, Arizona

What You will Do:

• Compliance – Ensure digital products adhere to contractual and corporate requirements. Review and approve inputs and outputs to/from Software, Systems, and Integration & Test organizations.
• Processes – Leverage modern experiences with software development and quality best practices. Increasingly adopt Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Improvement – Perform evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause and continuous improvement with corrective actions.
• Products – Ensure integrity of the technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data. Monitor and participate in test and release.
• Teamwork – Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel. Provide guidance to senior managers, team members, and group peers.

Qualifications You Must Have :

• Typically requires Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of relevant experience in the areas below;
• You must have 8 years working experience in a Quality or Technical role and applying advanced concepts across at least FIVE of the following.
  • Compliance Evaluation: validation, verification, auditing, action items.
  • Requirements Verification: software/systems specifications, functionality, performance, release plans, statement of work, contracts.
  • Software Processes: requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions / features, building / configuration management, integration.
  • Maintenance Processes: patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, synchronization.
  • Defect Management: dispositioning, prioritization, resolution, implementation.
  • Integration Support: classified labs, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment.
  • Test Witnessing: test plans, test procedures, use cases, scenarios, requirements traceability, test reports, test sites.
  • Records Management: software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, user guides, customer deliverables.
  • Release Management: checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories.
  • Technology Knowledge: software applications, servers / appliances, virtual machines, networks, storage.
  • Analysis: Experience with Root Cause identification of process issues, or, Debugging of software/system errors (bugs, failures, triage), and Corrective Action.
  • Metrics: Experience with identification, development, monitoring, reporting, measurement, dashboards.
  • PowerPoint: Experience creating and submitting presentations for/to Senior Management.
• Active and transferable Secret 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.

Qualifications We Prefer :

• Standards: Experience with Quality concepts via ISO9001, AS9100, AS9115.
• Policies: Experience with a Quality Management System (QMS) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Development: Experience with Integrated Development Environment (IDE) applications, modeling, or databases (Visual Studio, DOORS, Eclipse).
• Agile: Experience in related processes (SCRUM teams, sprints / increments, stories / points, backlog / burndown, defect), or Rapid Application Development, with continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD).
• DevSecOps: Experience with Toolchains (Jira, Confluence, ADS, Jenkins, GitHub, Coverity, Grafana, JFrog Artifactory).
• Methodologies: Experience in Continuous Improvement methods (e.g., Six Sigma, CORE).
• Lifecycle: Experience in test-driven development and phase-gate reviews (e.g., TDMC, RPLM, IPDS, other)
• Additionally …
  • Projects: Experience with leading, coordinating, planning, prioritization, execution, and escalation.
  • Strategy: Experience overseeing key initiatives with medium-size cross-functional teams and collaborating with Business and Technical stakeholders.
  • Certification: Active in Quality, SW Eng., Agile Methodology, Cyber / Info. Assurance, Systems Eng., or Project Mgmt.
• An Advanced Degree.

What We Offer:

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust 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 superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care
• 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 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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