Quality Engineer — Defense Tech & High-Impact Manufacturing

Anduril-1; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to develop and execute processes ensuring high-quality programs across the product lifecycle. You’ll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to drive quality from design through deployment.

The ideal candidate has strong metrology knowledge, experience with high-velocity vehicle systems, and a proven track record in quality planning, RCCA, and data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality on previous or high velocity vehicle systems.
• Working knowledge of design review and quality management of systems, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites/control surfaces, propulsion systems, and lethality systems.
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization.
• Experience partnering with Reliability Engineering, chief engineers, architects, manufacturing engineering, and customer facing team members to deliver to customer requirements.
• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements such as MSA, and GD&T.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes. Application of industry standards and best practices

Responsibilities

• Drive product development and production for programs using processes such as drawing and work instruction reviews, quality planning, inspection, acceptance test performance management, end-of-line metrics, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assemblies, and the vehicle, itself.
• Drive clarity & resolution for production ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance.
• Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable, high rate manufacturing process, supply chain, and deployment support.
• Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure the execution of product and process requirements. Define and improve such requirements.
• Lead RCCA, MRB activities, and inspection process performance. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.
• Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance.
• Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation and activities.
• Develop an overall quality plan (similar to APQP) for various projects. Leverage resources and direct reports to delivery quality through the development cycle. Design, development, and leverage elements of the Anduril QMS to build confidence and containment for customers quality expectations. Set expectations for qualification of internal and external manufacturing processes including measurement methods, PPAP/FAI, inspection methods & test protocol & acceptance test plans for programs. Lead the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
• Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities for the projects.
• Matrix lead supplier quality engineers who are supporting the design and development activities with the suppliers for programs.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Data analysis

Quality planning

Manufacturing experience

Statistical tools

TS/SCI eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Teamcenter

SolidWorks/NX

Foundry

Manufacturing execution

Job description

Anduril Industries in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to develop and execute processes ensuring high-quality programs across the product lifecycle. You’ll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to drive quality from design through deployment.

The ideal candidate has strong metrology knowledge, experience with high-velocity vehicle systems, and a proven track record in quality planning, RCCA, and data-driven improvements.