Senior Quality Systems Program Manager, Site Engagement

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Quality Systems Program Manager, Site Engagement to drive enterprise-wide QMS alignment across manufacturing, engineering, and operations sites. You will assess site quality maturity, identify risks, and partner with site leaders to close gaps while maintaining compliance with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards.

The role requires deep knowledge of aerospace quality processes, strong program management, and the ability to influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in quality management, quality systems, or quality program management within aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated industry.
• Deep working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, and related aerospace and defense quality standards, including experience supporting multi-site certification or surveillance audits.
• Proven track record of conducting quality system assessments, gap analyses, or internal audits and translating findings into actionable improvement plans.
• Strong program management skills with experience coordinating cross-functional, multi-site initiatives—including stakeholder alignment, timeline management, and risk-based prioritization.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and drive alignment across site leaders, engineers, and executive stakeholders without direct authority.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to Anduril sites for assessments, process rollouts, and stakeholder engagement.
• Must be a U.S. Person (as defined under ITAR) and eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the cross-site QMS alignment strategy, ensuring all Anduril facilities operate under a consistent, AS9100/ISO 9001-compliant quality management system that supports enterprise-wide certification and customer audit readiness.
• Conduct structured site assessments and quality maturity evaluations across manufacturing, engineering, and field operations locations to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for standardization.
• Develop and maintain a site risk register that captures quality system risks by location, tracks mitigation actions, and provides leadership with clear visibility into enterprise-level quality health.
• Serve as the primary liaison between corporate Quality and site quality teams, facilitating regular engagement cadences, best-practice sharing, and escalation pathways for systemic issues.
• Lead the rollout of new or revised QMS processes, procedures, and policies across sites, managing change implementation timelines, stakeholder communication, and adoption verification.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Supplier Quality, and Compliance teams to coordinate audit schedules, align corrective action processes, and ensure findings are resolved consistently across the enterprise.
• Define and report on enterprise quality metrics and KPIs—such as nonconformance trends, corrective action closure rates, and audit findings by site—to drive data-informed decisions at the leadership level.
• Build and maintain the governance framework for QMS document control across sites, including process ownership models, revision workflows, and harmonized document hierarchies.
• Requires up to 50% travel

Skills

Quality management

AS9100

ISO 9001

Multi-site coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Auditing

Program management

Communication

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Quality Systems Program Manager, Site Engagement to drive enterprise-wide QMS alignment across manufacturing, engineering, and operations sites. You will assess site quality maturity, identify risks, and partner with site leaders to close gaps while maintaining compliance with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards.

The role requires deep knowledge of aerospace quality processes, strong program management, and the ability to influence without direct authority.