2027 Early Career Quality Engineer

Anduril; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a candidate to support production quality for select products, analyze data, and develop KPIs and OKRs to drive cross-functional improvements. The role involves leading a project to transform a quality engineering process, writing hardware quality documentation, and working hands-on with prototype hardware.

Travel to suppliers may be required. Eligibilty includes a technical degree and US person status, with full-time start available in 2027.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.

Responsibilities

• Own a portion of the production quality support process for a product or set of products.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Leadership experience

Scripting

Hands-on hardware experience

Quality/inspection systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or hard science

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own a portion of the production quality support process for a certain product or set of products.
• Conduct data analysis and data mining to identify trends and patterns in product quality.
• Develop and maintain KPIs & OKR metrics to track product quality and identify areas for improvement and drive improvement through a cross-functional team.
• Lead a project that transforms an element of the quality engineering team – a process, new inspection method, or complex data analytic method(s)
• Support Anduril’s quality management system and manage changes to documentation and training at the conclusion of the project.
• Write documentation required for successful quality management for hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands‑on, building and measuring prototype hardware.
• Possibly travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Able to start full time in 2027.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to creatively problem‑solve issues related to electromechanical hardware in a resource‑constrained environment.
• Demonstrated in‑kind or direct team leadership skills.
• Personal experience with inspection systems, data analysis, numeric methods, MATLAB or other software packages.
• A genuine interest in data analysis, process improvement, and thirst for learning.
• Previous experience leading project and working with data collection, analysis, and driving improvements.
• Hands‑on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems.
• Software scripting experience in any language.

US Salary Range: $90,000—$112,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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