Senior Product Quality Engineer

Anduril Industries; Ashville (AL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Product Quality Engineer to define, develop, and execute quality processes for defense systems. You will lead cross-functional teams to ensure high reliability from design through manufacturing and field use.

You will implement data collection, incident reporting, and metrics to drive continuous improvement across the product lifecycle. A strong ownership mindset and experience with FMEA/APQP/PPAP are essential, along with eligibility for U.S. TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field required.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware.
• Experience leading RCCA efforts using 8D, Lean six sigma, Fault tree analysis, and DMAIC.
• Knowledge of PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, and lethality systems.
• Knowledge of FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements including MSA and GD&T.
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• Strong ownership mindset with ability to drive projects from start to finish.
• Analytical skills and experience with data mining, data quality, metrics generation, and statistical tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab).
• U.S. TS/SCI security clearance eligibility to be obtained and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Drive product improvement by implementing data collection and incident reporting processes.
• Clarify and resolve development ambiguities affecting quality and reliability goals.
• Lead RCCA activities for field and reliability issues and share lessons learned.
• Champion transition from NPI to a sustainable product experience for customers.
• Own elimination of product risk to improve reliability across lifecycle.
• Ensure execution of product and process requirements; define and improve such requirements.
• Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap.
• Lead product health data analysis and establish quality metrics.
• Support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.
• Support investigations and projects at team or organizational level.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Analytical skills

Data mining

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Teamcenter

SolidWorks

Jira

Foundry

NetSuite

Oracle

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

As a Senior Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable products. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria, and issue management and continuous improvement of fielded vehicles. 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

• Drive product improvement by implementing processes for data collection and incident reporting that will inform activities like detailed design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assembly, and the vehicle, itself.
• Drive clarity & resolution for development ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance that impact the product meeting it’s quality & reliability goals for volume production.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities for field and reliability issues. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.
• Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable product experience for our customers.
• Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle. 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.
• Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap.
• 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.
• Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware.
• Experience leading root cause corrective action (RCCA) efforts for complex problems and issues. Utilizing tools such as 8D, Lean six sigma, Fault tree analysis, and DMAIC methodologies.
• Working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, and lethality systems.
• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion.
• Analytical skills and experiences for data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, etc)
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in a technical field
• 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
• Experience with IPC standards
• Lean six sigma certification is preferred.
• Experience with government contracts and mil standard or other regulatory requirements.
• Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Jira, Foundry, NetSuite, or Oracle.

US Salary Range

$126,000—$167,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.