Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer – RF & Microwave
RTX
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Connecticut • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per year
About the role
- Implement process improvements and risk mitigation strategies across the supply base.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, key partners, and stakeholders.
- Influence decision-making through quality assurance, aligning efforts with customer priorities and mission success.
- Interpret and communicate purchase order technical & quality requirements to ensure supplier and subcontractor compliance.
- Ensure product requirements are properly flowed down and adhered to by internal teams and sub-tier suppliers.
- Assess suppliers throughout supplier engagements related to quality, capability, capacity, opportunity and risk.
- Perform technical evaluations in support of cost and price analysis.
- Manage supplier requests for product and process changes.
- Communicate the technical health of our suppliers to stakeholders.
- Identify and resolve supplier risks and systemic issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement using Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other analytical tools.
- Collaborate across multiple functions and Cross Business Teams (CBTs) to ensure rapid issue resolution.
- Oversee First Article Verification, Source Inspection, and supplier assessments, audits, and reviews.
- Resolve supplier risks and ensure compliance with program objectives.
Requirements
- A university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience
- Relevant experience is work in engineering, quality, or supplier management/auditing
- Experience evaluating/auditing the technical health of our suppliers to stakeholders.
- Experience managing suppliers using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.
- Experience driving process improvements using Six Sigma, Lean, or other analytical tools, and presenting data to support decision-making.
- 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.
Benefits
- 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
- holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
process improvementsrisk mitigation strategiesquality assurancetechnical evaluationscost analysisRoot Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)5 WhyFishboneSix Sigmalean methodologies
Soft Skills
relationship buildinginfluence decision-makingcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingstakeholder managementissue resolutioninterpersonal skillsorganizational skills