Senior Product Quality Engineer - Sentry

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Product Quality Engineer to define and drive high-quality, reliable Tower/Sentry products across development and production. You will own quality activities from concept through manufacturing to field use, with a focus on subsystem performance, inspection, and continuous improvement.

The role demands deep technical knowledge in hardware/software integration, design reviews, and advanced quality planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in an integrated hardware and software product.
• Knowledge of PCBA, harnessing, mechanical structures, systems integration, power systems, radar, vision system/optical image capture, networking/communication protocol, and remote management systems.
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measure system development and optimization.
• FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements such as MSA and GD&T.
• Knowledge of mechanical/electrical manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read technical drawings, requirements, Quality Clauses, and SOWs.
• Knowledge of Configuration Management and Document Control.
• Strong ownership mindset to drive projects end-to-end.
• Analytical skills and experience with data mining and statistical tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive product quality for Sentry products through design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification.
• Resolve ambiguities in product maturity, process stability, and field performance affecting quality goals.
• Maintain sustainable quality performance in low-rate, high-complexity manufacturing and supply chains.
• Own the elimination of product risk across the lifecycle; engage from concept to field use.
• Define and improve product and process requirements and ensure their execution.
• Lead RCCA and MRB activities; review effectiveness and share lessons learned.
• Lead product health data analysis and establish quality metrics and predictive indicators.
• Support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System and related documentation.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Quality management

FMEA/APQP

GD&T

SOWs reading

CM & Document Control

Data analysis

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field

Tools

MatLab

JMP

Minitab

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.

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. This role focuses on our Tower/Sentry products which consist of products in various stages of development and production. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria, inspection and continuous improvement. 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 development to achieve quality experience for Sentry products and variants by implementing product making engineering activities like detailed design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assy, and system deployments
• 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.
• Drive ongoing quality performance in a sustainable & predictable manner for a low rate, high complexity manufacturing process and supply chains.
• 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.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. 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. Drive performance when out of goal/out of specification conditions occur.
• 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 a integrated hardware and software product.
• Working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, harnessing, mechanical structures, systems integration, power systems, radar, vision system/optical image capture, networking/communication protocol, and remote management systems.
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measure system development and optimization. Leading the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
• 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.
• Ability to read technical drawings, requirements, Quality Clauses, and SOWs
• Working knowledge of Configuration Management and Document Control
• 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, mastery of ESD and FOD prevention and mitigation,
• Experience with government contracts and mil standard requirements
• Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks and Jira

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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