Date Posted:
2025-05-22Country:
United States of America
Location:
FL915: St. Petersburg - Bldg D 7401 22nd Ave N. Building D, St. Petersburg, FL, 33710 USA
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:
DoD Clearance: Secret
Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace
We're looking for a Principal Quality Engineer to work with others to achieve excellence in design and efficient lifecycle execution.
In this role, you will be responsible for working closely with design engineering teams in Mission Systems to provide quality-focused technical and process oversight of product developments throughout their lifecycle. As a Mission Systems Development Quality & Integrity (DQI) team member you will ensure designs meet quality expectations, as well as customer, regulatory, and other requirements, and influence the adoption of engineering best practices to identify and eliminate defects before delivery.
This is an Onsite position at our St. Petersburg, FL facility.
What YOU will do:
Provide solutions to complex technical software quality problems using established quality practices.
Follow and recommend changes to department processes and procedures.
Review software products and processes for compliance with contract requirements, software directives and reviews work practices for adequacy.
Guide the successful completion of program quality assessments.
Interface with Quality and Program leadership to raise and support resolution of quality issues.
Interact with product development and test personnel through both written and verbal communication.
Review Hardware and Software engineering materials related to the design and release of artifacts.
Develop and negotiate quality requirements and support projects.
Primary Responsibilities
Understand emerging software quality and software development paradigms such as agile or DevSecOps.
Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation, control systems and protocols in the design space.
Analyzes and makes recommendations for corrective actions for nonconformities and/or design problems for internally produced products & processes.
Develop and implement proactive quality strategies.
Review of customer complaints and initiation of Corrective Actions
Performs Escape management procedures, root cause analysis, and recommends corrective action(s).
Complete Corrective Action & Root Cause Analysis Training
Making process and procedural recommendations where required to improve overall product quality and customer satisfaction
Knowledge of quality methods, including Root Cause Corrective Action and DFMEA Facilitation as required
Review of KPIs for initiation of Corrective Actions based on trending analysis
KPI metrics analysis & reporting
Maintain Layered Process Audits
Utilizes and analyzes Quality performance data.
Initiates and monitors Quality improvement actions for sites globally and supports field service improvement efforts.
Qualifications/Experience Needed:
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience
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
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong software background with hardware knowledge
Prior design Quality Engineering experience within design or manufacturing and/or warehousing environment is preferred.
Knowledge of the design and development process.
RCCA experience is preferred.
Data analysis, risk management, and/or policy implementation experience is preferred.
Advanced Quality methods (e.g. Design Risk Analysis, DFMEA) experience is preferred.
Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance.
What We Offer :
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.
WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role
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.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,?critical illness?insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
?And more!?
At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.
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.
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