Hardware Program Quality Engineer - onsite in MA

Quick Facts

Role: Hardware Program Quality Engineer (PQE) supporting Upper Tier Missile Defense portfolio (AN/TPY-2 and XBR program families)

Work mode: On-site (primary work location in Woburn, Andover, Tewksbury, or Marlborough, MA)

Security clearance: U.S. citizenship required; Active DoD Secret clearance required after day 1

Travel: Occasional travel (3–4 weeks/year; ~10% out-of-town travel as required)

Description

Identify and mitigate potential hardware quality issues early in the development process to ensure product reliability and compliance with quality standards. Support quality activities throughout the full product lifecycle through production and into sustainment. Partner with Engineering, Program Leaders, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Operations, and Supply Chain to implement quality strategies and drive improvement.

What You Will Do

• Implement quality strategies in partnership with Engineering, Program Leaders, IPTs, and Functions.
• Evaluate designs and specifications, testing plans, methods, and equipment to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Perform engineering work product reviews, including Peer Reviews, Configuration Control Boards, Drawing Reviews, Design Reviews, Product Readiness, and Sale to identify and eliminate in-phase defects.
• Serve as Engineering Hardware Quality Representative on ERB, CCB, ROMB, and MRB.
• Evaluate design and manufacturing trade-offs to assess risks or opportunities.
• Perform process walks and use metrics and data to drive measurable quality improvements.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and closed-loop process improvements to enhance quality and reliability.
• Travel to various facilities and/or supplier locations as required (~10%).

Qualifications You Must Have

• U.S. citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
• Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM
• 5 years of prior relevant experience (hardware quality or hardware design)
• Experience in hardware design processes (read/create hardware drawings, product specifications, verification methods)
• Experience with cPDM or similar data management systems (e.g., SOLIDWORKS PDM, Autodesk Vault, PTC Windchill PDM, Aras Innovator)
• Experience analyzing data/metrics and driving process improvements
• Experience in RCA and implementing corrective/preventive actions

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in hardware design engineering and understanding common design quality risk areas
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and understanding common manufacturing quality risk areas
• Experience across the product lifecycle (design through sustainment)
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and AS9145
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems
• Experience with risk & opportunity evaluation and ROMBs
• Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration and presenting technical concepts
• Demonstrated professional judgment in decision-making and problem-solving
• Relevant certifications (Six Sigma, CORE, Shainin Red X, GD&T (ASME GDTP), ASQ)

What We Offer

• Values: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation
• Relocation is not offered for this opportunity
• Salary range: 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD
• Potential eligibility for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and 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
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (not guaranteed)