Field Quality Engineer - Autonomous Aerial Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Field Operations Quality Engineer to collect real-time flight data, manage field configurations, and drive root-cause actions to improve reliability of autonomous aerial systems.

The role requires leading cross-functional reviews, performing 8D/5-Why analyses, and coordinating rapid containment for flight anomalies. US citizen with TS/SCI clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems) or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, product quality, or reliability engineering in aerospace/defense.
• Experience with structured failure analysis methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis).
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO 9001 QMS standards.
• Willingness to travel ~50% to field sites.
• U.S. citizen and able to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end coordination of field flight failures, from data collection to corrective action verification.
• Lead cross-functional failure review boards to determine root causes using structured methodologies.
• Monitor failure tracking and communicate trends to program leadership.

Skills

Attention to detail

Quality data analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems) or equivalent

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Teamcenter

Jira

Foundry

ASME Y14.5

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Field Operations Quality Engineer to collect real-time flight data, manage field configurations, and drive root-cause actions to improve reliability of autonomous aerial systems.

The role requires leading cross-functional reviews, performing 8D/5-Why analyses, and coordinating rapid containment for flight anomalies. US citizen with TS/SCI clearance preferred.