Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Supplier Technical Qualification Engineer to join their Capacity Growth Office. This role focuses on executing qualification activities to ensure a high-quality supply base, collaborating with various teams to validate technical capabilities and manage supplier readiness.
Responsibilities
- Execute second‑source and alternate‑source qualification projects in partnership with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality organizations
- Evaluate supplier technical capability, manufacturing processes, and readiness to meet program requirements
- Interpret technical data packages, drawings, specifications, and standards to ensure supplier alignment and configuration compliance
- Lead or support component- and system-level testing to validate performance, reliability, and integration compatibility for new sources
- Conduct technical reviews, witness critical process steps, and assess supplier validation evidence as needed
- Lead or support structured root-cause and corrective‑action (RCCA) activities with suppliers to resolve technical gaps
- Develop and maintain qualification plans, schedules, and risk registers to ensure timely execution of supplier onboarding
- Partner with cross‑functional teams—including mechanical, electrical, software, and test engineering—to validate manufacturability and resolve technical issues
- Document results and communicate technical status, risks, and recommendations to program leadership
- Contribute to source‑to‑scale and capacity‑unlock initiatives to ensure supplier readiness for production ramp
Skills
- Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience
- Experience in mechanical or systems engineering, hardware development, or component qualification
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and test requirements
- Experience leading technical projects or engineering activities through cross‑functional coordination
- Experience with second‑source, alternate‑source, or supplier qualification activities
- Experience working with suppliers or subcontractors, including technical oversight, product integration, or manufacturing support
- Problem‑solving skills, including experience supporting or driving RCCA, validation, or design‑for‑manufacture/assembly (DFMA) and producibility improvements
- Experience managing schedules, risks, and deliverables in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environment
- Experience communicating and documenting complex information to technical audiences
- Master's degree in Engineering or Materials Science
- Experience in aerospace, defense, industrial equipment, or other highly regulated hardware environments
- Hands‑on test experience, including test planning, data review, and qualification/report generation
- Agile or SAFe experience; Scrum Master, SPC, or PMP certification
- Experience in system integration, mechanical design, electronics packaging, or multi‑disciplinary hardware development
- Experience identifying process improvements, cost‑savings opportunities, or innovation initiatives
- Experience with proposal development, technical reviews, or configuration
Benefits
- 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
- Holidays
- 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
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