Intelligence Systems Quality Engineer – High-Impact Defense

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Product Quality Engineer for its Intelligence Systems team in Santa Ana, CA. The role focuses on defining and executing processes that deliver high quality compute solutions for critical programs, collaborating with design and manufacturing, and driving cross-functional quality improvements.

The candidate will lead RCCA/MRB activities, establish quality metrics, and guide supplier quality while enabling a sustainable, scalable manufacturing process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance eligibility.
• 5+ years applying quality systems in high-volume, complex manufacturing.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or equivalent hardware quality.
• Knowledge of design review and quality management for precision parts and assemblies.
• Experience linking product quality to test/measurement development and manufacturing.
• FMEA/APQP/PPAP concepts (MSA, GD&T) familiarity.
• Knowledge of mechanical/electrical manufacturing processes.
• Applying industry standards to meet government quality expectations.
• Strong ownership mindset with project leadership capabilities.
• Analytical skills for data mining, quality metrics, and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and execute high-quality processes for AIS products.
• Lead RCCA and MRB activities and share lessons across teams.
• Drive product health data analysis and quality metrics.
• Ensure adherence to product and process requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to shape the product roadmap and quality targets.
• Support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.

Skills

Quality systems

Engineering

Aerospace/defense

FMEA/APQP/PPAP

GD&T

Data analysis

Statistical tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Teamcenter

SolidWorks

Jira

Tableau

Altium

Matlab

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Product Quality Engineer for its Intelligence Systems team in Santa Ana, CA. The role focuses on defining and executing processes that deliver high quality compute solutions for critical programs, collaborating with design and manufacturing, and driving cross-functional quality improvements.

The candidate will lead RCCA/MRB activities, establish quality metrics, and guide supplier quality while enabling a sustainable, scalable manufacturing process.