Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer

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Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer ensuring suppliers meet quality, cost, and schedule objectives for Raytheon products. Implementing process improvements and assessing supplier performance.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Process Improvements: Implement strategies to enhance manufacturing processes at supplier facilities.
Foster Strong Relationships: Build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external customers, key collaborators, and stakeholders.
Guide Decision-Making: Provide quality assurance expertise to influence decisions, ensuring alignment with customer priorities and mission success.
Communicate Technical Requirements: Interpret and convey purchase order technical and quality requirements to ensure compliance by suppliers.
Ensure Compliance with Product Requirements: Verify that product specifications are properly communicated and adhered to by suppliers and sub-tier suppliers.
Evaluate Supplier Performance: Conduct supplier assessments focused on quality, engineering, manufacturing capabilities, capacity, risk and opportunities.
Perform Technical Evaluations: Conduct in-depth technical evaluations to support cost and price analysis.
Manage Supplier Change Requests: Oversee supplier requests for product and process changes to ensure alignment with requirements.
Report Supplier Health: Communicate the technical health and performance of suppliers to stakeholders, providing clear updates and insights.
Resolve Supplier Risks: Identify and address supplier risks and systemic issues through detailed root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Apply Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other analytical tools to advance continuous improvement initiatives.
Oversee Quality Activities: Manage First Article Verification, Source Inspection, supplier assessments, audits, and reviews to ensure compliance.
Mitigate Risks and Support Program Objectives: Proactively resolve supplier risks and ensure alignment with broader program goals and objectives. Up to 50% domestic travel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in engineering, quality assurance, supplier management, or supplier auditing.
Relevant experience is working in engineering in any of the following disciplines: mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and/or quality disciplines that include technical supplier management.
Experience assessing / auditing the technical capabilities / performance of suppliers to ensure compliance with requirements and standards.
Experience leading corrective action initiatives using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies (e.g. 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, Fault Tree Analysis, 8D Problem Solving, or similar tools).
Experience executing process improvements discovered during RCCA and presenting data to support decision-making activities (e.g. utilizing Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, Value Stream Management, or other analytical tools).
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is a mandatory requirement.
U.S. citizenship is required, as it is a prerequisite for obtaining a security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

quality assurancesupplier managementsupplier auditingprocess improvementsRoot Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)Six SigmaLeanKaizenValue Stream Managementtechnical evaluations

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationdecision-makingproblem-solvingrisk managementanalytical thinkingcollaborationstakeholder engagementinfluenceproactive resolution

Certifications

U.S. government-issued security clearance