Product Quality Engineer, EW

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries, located in Irvine, California, is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to enhance the reliability and quality of Electromagnetic Warfare products. This role involves collaboration with customers and teams to secure reliable product deployments through innovative Quality processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and experience in RF systems. Responsibilities include risk elimination, executing quality requirements, and leading corrective actions. A strong ownership mindset and the ability to hold a US Security Clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is essential.
• Working knowledge of RF and electronic systems is crucial.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Eliminate product risk to improve reliability.
• Define and execute product quality requirements.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Product development

Continuous improvement

Electromagnetic warfare systems

Quality processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical field

Tools

AS9100 Quality Management System

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

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.

We are seeking a Product Quality Engineer to join our team and drive improvements in our Electromagnetic Warfare products. The Quality team works with our customers, internal teams, and suppliers to ensure the deployment of reliable products that meet all mission requirements. We develop cutting‑edge Quality processes and methods to secure scalable, long‑term business success. As a Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside and outside the organization to define and execute processes that deliver reliable products. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, and continuous improvement as well as some experience with electromagnetic warfare systems such as RF countermeasures, electromagnetic energy, electronic masking, probing, reconnaissance, and intelligence along with electronic security, emission control, spectrum management. If you are someone who loves to build world‑class Quality processes, work hands‑on, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle with a key focus on PCBA product quality. Engage in Quality activities from concept through development and manufacturing to field use.
• Ensure the execution of product and process requirements. Define and improve such requirements. Partner with production to insure incoming material inspection, process control plans, and end of line test capture the essential quality requirements for successful customer shipments.
• Work cross‑functionally to define and execute the product quality requirements.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities for critical PCBA and system level interactions. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.
• Lead containment actions to segregate non conforming parts on the production line.
• Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Support customer quality issues and refurbishment testing and quality control.
• Support change control board by identifying quality risks related to the engineering change of a production part.
• Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation and activities.
• Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical field
• Working knowledge of AS9100 based Quality Management System requirements.
• Experience working with RF and or electronic systems with particular experience in PCBA design, development, and sustainment.
• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense, automotive, medical device, or similar complex hardware.
• A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion.
• Ability to obtain and hold a US Security Clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Experience with RF test systems, data collection, analysis, and optimization for production control
• Defense, national security or RF communication systems familiarity through industry or education
• Delivered electronics warfare, RF or electronics products into production
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with low volume, high complexity manufacturing

Salary Range

$112,000 — $149,000 USD

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.

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