Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Defense Electronics

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for the Sentry product team in Irvine, CA. You will define and execute supplier quality processes, work with engineering to ensure part and sub-assembly conformance, and drive improvements across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging.

You will lead supplier qualification activities, analyze data, support RCCA/MRB, and audit supplier Quality Management Systems to ensure compliance with ITAR and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a similar technical field (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred).
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware across PCBA, structures and power, radar, or imaging.
• Experience driving high quality assembly/disassembly of complex projects and creating drawings, schematics, and work instructions with other engineering functions.
• Experience with driving supplier performance and evaluation; familiarity with SOW, quality clauses, IP, and government regulations such as ITAR.
• Knowledge of FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements (MSA), AIAG quality techniques, and GD&T.
• Strong ownership mindset with shown ability to drive projects end-to-end.
• Analytical skills and experience with data mining, data quality, metrics, and statistical tools (MatLab, JMP, Minitab).
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time to suppliers and manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality development across product development stages with Sentry engineering, overseeing design reviews and supplier process development.
• Provide technical manufacturing and outsourcing expertise across PCBA, structures/power, radar, and imaging.
• Collaborate with design, product quality, and program management to ensure reliable supply for development and production programs.
• Lead supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, MSA, Audit, PFMEA, AS9102).
• Coordinate with Category Management and Sourcing Engineering to drive supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery).
• Own supplier risk elimination to improve quality across the lifecycle, including audits and readiness reviews.
• Define and execute a technology/vendor capability roadmap for future Sentry variants and concepts.
• Support RCCA and MRB processes; drive SCAR actions and lessons learned sharing.
• Audit supplier Quality Management Systems and ensure flow-down requirements compliance.
• Prepare and lead supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Analytical skills

Data mining

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Teamcenter

SolidWorks

Oracle/Netsuite

Jira

Tableau

Foundry

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for the Sentry product team in Irvine, CA. You will define and execute supplier quality processes, work with engineering to ensure part and sub-assembly conformance, and drive improvements across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging.

You will lead supplier qualification activities, analyze data, support RCCA/MRB, and audit supplier Quality Management Systems to ensure compliance with ITAR and customer requirements.