Senior Engineer, Quality

Date Posted:
2025-09-08
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HTX17: Advanced Structures - Fort Wor 4630 N. Beach Street , Haltom City, TX, 76137 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
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As a Senior Engineer, Quality Engineering, you will be a technical focal for all facets of the Quality Engineering discipline for Fort Worth Military Landing Gear and be expected to effectively collaborate and partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, and Customers, to ensure functional and business objectives are met.

You play will a critical role in monitoring quality metrics to drive continuous improvement, identifying and contributing to numerous initiatives/projects to address complex problems, overseeing rapid problem resolution, and ensuring overall effectiveness of stringent Quality and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the transformation of Military Landing Gear Quality by applying strong knowledge of Quality Engineering principles.
• Contribute to Quality Engineering activities across the assembly lifecycle, from design through delivery.
• Independently manage assigned tasks or small-scale projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality objectives are met.
• Apply Continuous Improvement and CORE methodologies to identify and resolve issues in manufacturing and quality processes.
• Investigate and support resolution of quality issues, including customer escapes, audit findings, and internal defects. Assist in implementing Corrective Action Plans.
• Participate in Root Cause Corrective and Preventive Action (RCCA/CAPA) processes. Support cross-functional teams in problem resolution and follow-up verification.
• Use Root Cause Analysis tools to investigate and resolve moderate complexity issues; assist in implementing mistake-proofing solutions.
• Assist in identifying improvement opportunities in quality processes, documentation, or inspection methods.
• Provide guidance on quality standards, specifications, and procedures within assigned scope.
• Review and provide input on engineering and manufacturing changes impacting quality.
• Maintain and improve quality documentation such as inspection plans, control plans, and work instructions to ensure alignment with engineering and production needs.
• Collect, analyze, and report on quality metrics (e.g., SRR, escapes, nonconformances) to support problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the planning and execution of product/process audits and follow-up actions, including corrective action verification.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure quality is maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
• Identify and help address key defect drivers to improve product and process quality.
• Foster a culture of proactive problem solving and risk awareness within the work area.
• Interact with customer quality representatives and DCMA as needed to support audits and inspections.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant standards, tools, and best practices in quality engineering.
• May provide guidance or mentorship to early-career engineers or technicians.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Experience with participating root cause corrective action (RCCA) and applying quality methodologies and tools.
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement practices.
• Experience with data mining and analysis of large datasets.
• Experience participating in cross-functional projects and reporting Quality KPIs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• RTX CORE Professional Certification.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Proficiency in Excel, SAP, Solumina MES, and Tableau.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

What We Offer Benefits

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!

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement - we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

Role Type Definitions:

*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.

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 82,000 USD - 164,000 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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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