Lead Supplier Quality Engineer, Sentry Systems

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer for its Sentry products team to define, develop, and execute processes ensuring high quality and reliable components for Sentry autonomous surveillance systems. You will work with suppliers across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging in challenging environments.

Responsibilities include driving supplier qualification activities, collaborating with engineers to ensure manufacturability and quality, and leading audits to maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred).
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware across one or more of the following commodities: PCBA, structures and power, radar, or imaging.
• Experience driving high quality assembly and/or disassembly of complex projects and mechanical or electronic structures through developing drawings, schematics, and work instructions with other engineering functions.
• Experience with driving supplier performance and evaluation, SOW, quality clauses, IP, and government regulations such as ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Drive the supplier quality development processes throughout the product development stages with the Sentry product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies across Sentry's commodity families.
• Provide technical expertise for manufacturing and outsourcing processes across commodities, including PCBAs, structures and power, radar modules, and imaging sensor assemblies; evaluate manufacturability, cost-efficiency, and audit compliance.
• Partner with development engineering and program management to deliver predictable supply to Sentry development programs and production programs; manage exceptions, containments, and deviations for supplier technical performance.
• Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key characteristics for drawings, schematics, and supplier specifications; develop measurement systems and inspection criteria; lead supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, MSA, Audit, PFMEA & AS9102).
• Audit the Quality Management System at suppliers; define and improve documentation and activities to ensure compliance with flow-down requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Ownership mindset

Data mining

Issue management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field

Master's degree (Preferred)

Tools

Jira

Tableau

SolidWorks

Teamcenter

Foundry

Oracle/Netsuite

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer for its Sentry products team to define, develop, and execute processes ensuring high quality and reliable components for Sentry autonomous surveillance systems. You will work with suppliers across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging in challenging environments.

Responsibilities include driving supplier qualification activities, collaborating with engineers to ensure manufacturability and quality, and leading audits to maintain