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Benefits:

·        £: Competitive salary

·        Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

·        6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension

·        25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

·        Company bonus scheme (discretionary)

·        Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others

·        Enhanced sick pay

·        Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

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Work Culture

·        37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.

·         Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!

·        Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.

·        Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

·        Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our Business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Raytheon

Location: Glenrothes / Hybrid with 3 days a week on site (flexible on days)

Clearance Required: Baseline

Summary of Role:

Raytheon are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support our Business Areas.  Reporting to the Quality Manager this role shall be responsible for delivering Quality Assurance in line with the Quality Management System and Quality Policy across the several programs within the Power & Advanced Products businesses. The QA Engineer shall also be integrated and aligned to the respective program team(s). 

Working as part of the QA Team, conducting day to day Quality Assurance activities whilst engaging with key stakeholders across the organisation.

Main Duties:  

Ensure the Quality Management System processes and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contracts.

Plan, conduct and oversee Internal Audits to support Raytheon’s Certifications. Key player and representative during External audits

Help the PM, Engineering & Manufacturing teams define requirements for new products from a compliance perspective.

Lead Quality Working Groups to diagnose and mitigate product non-conformities identified internally and externally. Drive RCCA and Non-Conformance Management to conclusion.

Providing advice to the Business Area Lead and all Program Managers on the quality aspects of the work being undertaken. Understanding the Product Development Lifecycles to provide key Quality inputs during the different stages.

Quality support to the technical design organization and program reviews.

Ensuring compliance with QMS standards, identifying issues, recommending solutions, and creating quality documentation.

Perform the quality activities within the Programs in support of the Design activities, respective Quality Assurance Plans i.e. First Article Inspections, Source Inspections (or support of), support checks on incoming and outgoing products i.e. Certificates of Conformance.

Customer liaison on any External Customer quality audits or meetings.

Perform and Manage Internal process audits, Root Cause Analysis or non-conformances across any business function with the larger UK QA team

Concession management

Candidate Requirements:

• Writing and reviewing Quality Plans, reports and customer documentation.
• Developing and maintaining sound, productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Effective problem solving and multi-tasking to ensure the programs can meet their needs whilst still achieving the agreed quality requirements.
• Proactive approach to risk reduction to prevent & resolve issues and remove non-value add processes
• Experience performing audits of products and processes within a program or business according to ISO or AS9100 Standards. Sound working knowledge of RCCA Toolsets and techniques.
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels as well as technical SMEs.
• Coaching and guiding other team members and stakeholders in the needs of the business from a QA perspective.

Essential Knowledge/Experience

• Flexible and positive attitude.
• Team Player.
• Experience of problem solving and resolution. Effective and concise presentation skills
• Experience of Quality Assurance, Internal Auditing and RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) methodologies
• Stakeholder Management.
• Management and estimation of project budgets, QA time & finances
• Process Improvement, flows, mapping and streamlining
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all business levels.
• Desirable:  
• ISO Auditor Trained (Internal) or Knowledge of Standards ISO9001 and/or AS9100
• Experience within Manufacturing and/or Quality Engineering Organisation
• APQP/PPAP
• Ability to review & interpret technical drawings and/or test
• Earned Value Management Systems
• Effective facilitation skills

The work will be based out of our Glenrothes Site with possible national travel requirements.

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