Senior Product Quality Engineer, Core Tech

Hardware FYI; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Product Quality Engineer to join the team, focusing on PCBA quality and overall reliability across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to drive quality improvements in electromagnetic warfare products.

You will lead RCCA/MRB activities, containment, data-driven quality metrics, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced defense

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in product quality, manufacturing quality, or reliability engineering for electronic systems or PCBA products.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management System requirements.
• Experience with safety-critical circuitry of ISD/ESAD.
• Quality strategies for PCBA development and production.
• Experience with RF/electronic systems and PCBA design, development and sustainment.
• Reading Gerber files and schematics.
• Use of testing instruments (multimeter, oscilloscope, probes, thermal cameras).
• IPC 610/620 and J-STD-001 knowledge.
• FMEA, APQP, GD&T knowledge; RCCA and MRB experience.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or similar complex hardware; cross-functional project ownership.
• Ability to obtain and hold a US Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own risk elimination to improve reliability across the lifecycle with focus on PCBA quality.
• Define and improve product and process requirements with production collaboration.
• Drive cross-functional alignment for quality requirements across stakeholders.
• Lead RCCA and MRB activities; mentor junior engineers on investigation methods.
• Lead containment actions on the production line and ensure rapid response.
• Lead product health data analysis, define metrics and dashboards.
• Support customer quality issues and refurbishment testing.
• Assist change control with quality risk assessments for engineering changes.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.
• Mentor and develop junior quality engineers and inspectors.

Skills

Quality management

RF/electronic systems

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

Gerber files reading

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Thermal cameras

J-STD-001

IPC 610/620

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

We are seeking a Senior Product Quality Engineer to join our team and driving 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 Senior 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. Lead Quality activities from concept through development and manufacturing to field use.
• Define, execute, and continuously improve product and process requirements. Partner with production to establish and refine incoming material inspection, process control plans, and end of line test to capture the essential quality requirements for successful customer shipments.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment to define and execute product quality requirements. Serve as the quality authority for your product line, influencing engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program stakeholders.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities for critical PCBA and system level interactions. Coach junior engineers on investigation methodology. Review the effectiveness of actions and drive lessons learned across the product team and broader quality organization.
• Lead containment actions to segregate nonconforming parts on the production line. Establish containment protocols and ensure rapid response across shifts and work centers.
• Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Define quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting cadences. Support customer quality issues and refurbishment testing and quality control.
• Support change control board by identifying quality risks related to engineering changes of production parts. Provide data‑driven risk assessments to inform disposition decisions.
• Drive the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation, processes, and activities. Identify systemic gaps and lead initiatives to close them.
• Mentor and develop junior quality engineers and inspectors. Set technical standards and best practices for the product quality team.
• 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
• 5+ years of experience in product quality, manufacturing quality, or reliability engineering for electronic systems or PCBA products
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 based Quality Management System requirements
• Experience with the design and development of safety‑critical circuitry of Ignition Safety Devices (ISD) and Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (ESAD)
• Develop and execute quality management strategies of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA)
• Demonstrated experience working with RF and/or electronic systems with particular experience in PCBA design, development, and sustainment
• Understanding of Gerber Files and reading schematics
• Usage of electrical instrumentation to assess RC in PCBA's such as, multimeter, Oscilloscope, Logic Probes, Thermal Cameras.
• IPC 610/620 and J-STD-001 knowledge - certification
• Strong 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)
• Experience leading RCCA and MRB activities with demonstrated results in defect reduction or yield improvement
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes
• Proven track record in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense, automotive, medical device, or similar complex hardware
• A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive cross‑functional 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

US Salary Range

$147,000

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$196,000 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

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