Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Cable & Wire Harness

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 194,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants
Comprehensive benefits package
Health support programs

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supply Quality Engineer in Costa Mesa, California. This crucial role involves driving high-quality cable and wire harness production through collaboration with suppliers and engineering teams. Responsibilities include supplier quality development, ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and performing source inspections. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in engineering, significant experience in wire harness production, and compliance standards knowledge. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of Supplier Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience.
  • 3 years of experience in source inspection in wire harness manufacturing.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 9001-based Quality Management System.

Responsibilities

  • Drive supplier quality development processes throughout product development stages.
  • Audit Quality Management System at suppliers for compliance.
  • Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities.

Skills

Supplier Quality Engineering
Wire Harness production
Source Inspection
Analytical skills
Statistical analysis tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MatLab
JMP
MiniTab
Teamcenter
SolidWorks
Oracle/Netsuite
Jira
Tableau

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 Supply Quality Engineer, you will work inside and outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality and reliable cable and wire harness. This role focuses on collaborating and driving early engagement to get cables and wire harness sub‑systems and assemblies to meet our quality requirements the first time. Everything comes down to clarity and action with our suppliers and partnering with them for world‑class results is essential across the supply chain. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, supply management, supplier development, sub‑system performance criteria and metrology, and continuous improvement. If you are someone who loves to build world‑class quality processes with suppliers, work hands‑on with engineering, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

What You’ll Do
  • Drive the supplier quality development processes throughout the product development stages with the product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub‑assy for cables and wire harness products. Review supplier processes and capabilities to ensure alignment to cable and wire harness requirements can be achieved.
  • For unique cables and wire harness, partner with development engineering or manufacturing engineering to design, develop, qualify, and implement functional test proesses at suppliers.
  • Partner with development engineering, product quality engineering, category management and program management to deliver predictable supply to the development programs, production programs, and manage exceptions/containments/deviations for supplier technical performance. Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical characteristics for drawings and supplier specification, develop measurement systems, and supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, Audit, inspection development, etc).
  • Partner with Supply Chain to drive overall supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery and fulfillment of strategic goals.
  • Own the elimination of supplier risk to improve quality & reliability across the product lifecycle. Utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training & documentation to ensure compliance.
  • Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities, while owning containments derived from purchased goods. Drive resolution of fitment issues
  • Review supplier effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team. Drive supplier corrective action and response (SCAR) process.
  • Audit the Quality Management System at our suppliers, as it pertains to supplier quality and performance. Define and improve required documentation and activities as needed to ensure Anduril’s compliance to flow‑down requirements from customers.
  • Prepare, support, and lead supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field
  • Supplier Quality Engineering, onsite Quality Engineer for Inspection, or Manufacturing Engineering experience in Wire Harness production (Minimum 7-10 years)
  • Experience performing source inspection in wire harness manufacturing suppliers (Minimum 3 years)
  • Experience flowing down Source Control requirements to Suppliers
  • Experience implementing Control Plans in Wire Harness Manufacturing setting
  • Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
  • Active or former IPC 620 Certification
  • Experience performing First Article Inspection to AS9102 Industry Standard.
  • Experience with driving supplier performance and evaluation. Experience with Statement of Work (SOW), quality clauses, intellectual property (IP), and government regulations such as ITAR, etc.
  • 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), quality improvement techniques, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
  • 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
  • Must be able to travel up to 25%-50% of the time to suppliers, sourcing partners, and manufacturing locations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in creating material and process specifications for Wire Harness Fabrication
  • Experience in functional & Hi-Pot test for Wire Harness Assemblies
  • Process Failure Modes Effects and Analysis (PFMEA) experience and developing source inspection plans and qualifying the inspection process capabilities.
  • Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements
  • Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Oracle/Netsuite, Jira, Tableau, and Foundry
US Salary Range

$146,000—$194,000 USD

Benefits

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 a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensuring you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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