Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer - Electronics

Date Posted:

2026-04-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-FL-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

The Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer - Electronics Commodity - serves as the primary quality liaison between Raytheon and its external supply base, ensuring suppliers consistently meet requirements and deliver high-quality results. In this role, you will drive resolution of quality issues, provide performance feedback, and champion continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communication, meeting facilitation, and relationship-building skills are essential, as you will play a critical role in fostering effective partnerships with suppliers. This role collaborates closely with internal teams on supplier source selection, risk mitigation, strategic planning, and supplier development. Representing Raytheon professionally, you will embody and promote the company’s Vision, Values, Strategy, and Goals within the supply base, making a lasting impact on the success of key supplier relationships.

This remote role requires maintaining a home office and conducting regular visits to assigned supplier facilities. Candidates should be prepared for minimum of 25% domestic travel, including driving and air travel as needed.

What You Will Do:

• Implement process improvements and risk mitigation strategies across the supply base.
• Analyze and track data trends for key metrics across the commodity and tabulate in easy to interpret formats.
• Drive continuous improvement using Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other analytical tools and presenting data to various stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve supplier risks and systemic issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, key partners, and stakeholders.  
• Influence decision-making through quality assurance, aligning efforts with customer priorities and mission success.  
• Interpret and communicate purchase order technical & quality requirements to ensure supplier and subcontractor compliance.  
• Ensure product requirements are properly flowed down and adhered to by internal teams and sub-tier suppliers.  
• Assess suppliers through supplier engagements related to quality, capability, capacity, opportunity and risk.
• Collaborate across multiple functions and Cross Business Teams to ensure rapid issue resolution.  
• Oversee First Article Verification, Source Inspection, and supplier assessments, audits, and reviews.  
• Resolve supplier risks and ensure compliance with program objectives.  
• Travel 25%.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience
  • Relevant experience is work in engineering, quality, or supplier management/auditing
• Experience evaluating / auditing the technical health of our suppliers to stakeholders.
• Experience managing suppliers using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.
• Experience driving process improvements using Six Sigma, Lean, or other analytical tools, and presenting data to support decision-making.  
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) preferred
• Current government secret clearance
• Six Sigma, Lean and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification (CQE, CQM/OE, CSQE, CQA, CRE, etc.)
• Experience working within aerospace/defense standards such as AS9100, AS9102, ISO-9000, and AS9145.  
• Experience in Dept of War product and process oversight including requirements, build, integration, test and delivery
• Experience with industry technical standards (such as ANSI, CMMI, ASTM, etc.)
• Commodity experience related to cables, harnesses, components, CCA’s, Filters, Amplifiers, PWB’s, etc.
• Strong technical engineer with excellent communication skills that exhibits presence and influence and self-managed technical contributor.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, manufacturing operations, and supply chain teams

  

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.

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Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Remote: This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm    

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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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