[Hiring] Supplier Quality Manager @RTX

Role Description

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to lead supplier quality, development, and continuous improvement initiatives across our aerospace and defense operations. In this role, you will be responsible for driving supplier performance, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and strengthening supplier capabilities to support production stability and customer commitments.

As a Supplier Quality Manager , you will provide leadership and direction for:

• Supplier qualification, auditing, performance monitoring, and quality improvement activities.
• Partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to address complex quality issues.
• Implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensuring supplier processes and products meet applicable regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.

Your mission:

• Lead supplier quality excellence by developing supplier capabilities.
• Improve supplier performance and prevent quality escapes.
• Drive sustainable solutions that strengthen our supply chain and support customer requirements.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in Southern California.

Qualifications

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or supplier quality, including supplier monitoring, auditing, development, and performance improvement.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective action activities using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and Red-X.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems and industry standards, including ISO 9001 and AS9100.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Requirements

• Experience in supplier quality leadership, supplier development, and continuous improvement within the aerospace and defense industry or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), including associated elements.
• Experience supporting supplier-designed products, also known as Engineered Items.
• Experience supporting military platforms and associated customer and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of quality core tools, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Process Flow, and Control Plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Four weeks of PTO 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 including 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!