Senior Program Quality Lead

Date Posted:

2026-05-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Presidential Way ~ GODDARD BLDG

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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.

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.

Join our team as a Senior Program Quality Lead (PQL) supporting the Advanced Technologies (AT) Strategic Business Unit.  Program Quality drives customer, program, and business success by effectively synthesizing the support and results of all Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) disciplines to ensure our customers receive quality products and services on time and on budget.

The PQL ensures that customer expectations and end-user objectives are satisfied, interfaces with program and functional partners, and leads teams focused on Quality and Mission Assurance capability, execution and performance excellence across the full product life cycle, including technical development, production/manufacturing, integration and test and sustainment, and ensures alignment with key industry standards and initiatives, including AS9100, AS9145 and APQP.

This is a Hybrid role based in Woburn, Massachusetts. Local travel to Tewksbury and Andover, Massachusetts, should be expected.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a key member of the program leadership team, ensuring successful program performance by ensuring conforming products and services through effective collaboration and compliance with processes and procedures.
• Lead integration and execution of team of Quality professionals across product teams and disciplines.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners and customers to ensure alignment and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Lead Quality and Mission Assurance efforts for program bids and proposals, gates and milestone reviews, risk and opportunity management, and program excellence processes.
• Drive compliance with the Raytheon Quality Management System while driving continuous improvement.
• Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
• Initiate and perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning in accordance with AS9145, as applicable.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and/or Operations; Program Quality Leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Working experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience providing quality technical guidance, achieving design, development, and/or manufacturing results.
• Experience with programs/contracts/efforts that have prototype, development, and/or early manufacturing development content.
• 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:

• Experience as a Program Quality Lead, including cross-discipline knowledge/experience executing Hardware Quality, Software Quality and/or Supplier Quality (and/or Supplier Assurance) is highly desired for this role.
• Experience with programs/contracts/efforts that require tailoring processes to support rapid development and deployment of complex/critical systems. Experience tailoring quality flow downs to suppliers to balance speed vs. risk is highly desired.
• Experience with rapid development and deployment programs/contracts/efforts at remote sites, particularly Site Quality experience.
• Experience negotiating Quality requirements and results with customers to support rapid system development and deployment.
• Experience applying quality requirements and standards, including aerospace, commercial, defense, and/or space standards as well as internal policies, procedures and requirements.
• Experience with contracts / contractual requirements, particularly on U.S. Government contracts.
• Experience with the Missile Defense Agency is highly desirable.
• Experience driving successful performance of major subcontractors, suppliers and/or IOTs.
• Experience with defense systems throughout the product life cycle, including design, production, installation, integration, test and sustainment.
• Experience identifying, evaluating, and documenting problems with requirements, program functionality, and/or software releases.
• Experience defining and evaluating Quality metrics.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally.
• Experience assessing Engineering work products (Peer Reviews, Configuration Control Boards, Code Reviews, Product Readiness and Sale, etc.) to identify and eliminate in-phase defects.
• Experience participating in test preparation and execution to ensure requirements are verified.
• Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity management.
• Experience utilizing data, quality science tools and facilitating cross-functional teams to drive root cause, corrective action, and systematic improvement activities.
• RTX CORE certified and proficient.
• Earned Value certified and proficient.
• Experience communicating verbally and in written communications and networking with other stakeholders.

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

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.htm

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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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