Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Defense Hardware

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality development for the Sentry autonomous surveillance systems. You will work with product engineering to qualify components across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging while driving quality, cost, and delivery improvements.

You will partner with mechanical, electrical, RF, and optical teams to ensure manufacturability, lead PPAP/CAQ activities, and support audits and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred)
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware across one or more of the following commodities: PCBA, structures and power, radar, or imaging
• Experience driving high quality assembly and/or disassembly of complex projects and mechanical or electronic structures through developing drawings, schematics, and work instructions with other engineering functions
• 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), Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) quality improvement techniques, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Responsibilities

• Drive the supplier quality development processes throughout the product development stages with the Sentry product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies across Sentry’s commodity families: PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging.
• Provide technical expertise for manufacturing and outsourcing processes across commodities — including printed circuit board assemblies, structural and power systems, radar modules, and imaging sensor assemblies.
• Partner with development engineering (mechanical, electrical, RF, and optical/systems), product quality engineering, and program management to deliver predictable supply to Sentry development programs and production programs, and manage exceptions, containments, and deviations for supplier technical performance.
• Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical characteristics for drawings, schematics, and supplier specifications, develop measurement systems and inspection criteria, and lead supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, MSA, Audit, inspection development, PFMEA & AS9102, etc.).
• Partner with Category Management and Sourcing Engineering to drive overall supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery, and fulfillment of strategic goals across all four commodity families.
• Own the elimination of supplier risk to improve quality and reliability across the Sentry product lifecycle, from early prototyping through scaled production. Utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training and documentation to ensure compliance.
• Work cross-functionally to define and execute the technology/vendor capability roadmap and delivery schedules needed for future Sentry variants, proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and explorations.
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. Review supplier effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the Sentry 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.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Analytical skills

Data mining

Data quality

Metrics generation

Issue management

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Teamcenter

SolidWorks

Oracle/Netsuite

Jira

Tableau

Foundry

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality development for the Sentry autonomous surveillance systems. You will work with product engineering to qualify components across PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging while driving quality, cost, and delivery improvements.

You will partner with mechanical, electrical, RF, and optical teams to ensure manufacturability, lead PPAP/CAQ activities, and support audits and compliance.