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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Tactical Effects (TFX) team, part of Tactical Reconnaissance & Strike (TRS), focuses on specialized engineering and products for man-packable portable systems, expeditionary multi-mission platforms, and counter-UAS defense and strike capabilities.
As Manager of Product Quality Engineering for Bolt, you will lead a team of product quality engineers and quality specialists responsible for defining, developing, and executing processes that deliver high-quality and reliable products. Your leadership will directly impact how Anduril delivers production quality and sustaining support for Bolt across its entire lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop close collaboration with Product, Engineering, Test, and Supply Chain leadership to execute the Product Development Process (PDP) and meet gate readiness review criteria (CDR, BRR, MRR/PRR) from prototype testing through full-rate production.
- Serve as the voice and leader for product development, production quality, supplier quality, and all functions contributing to efficient NPI/production processes and Bolt delivery to customers.
- Lead and manage a team to champion continuous improvement and failure mode elimination, driving part and system-level quality readiness for production scaling and supporting customer/deployment quality issues.
- Own and utilize Supplier Quality Engineering resources to manage supplier quality control, development programs, part qualification, and risk management for Bolt.
- Own and lead Quality Control processes, frameworks, and execution from detailed engineering requirements through inspection methods and tooling, collaborating with systems design partners.
- Set daily and weekly priorities for quality teams and establish a culture of best-in-class product quality through adoption of quality tools and processes.
- Drive production readiness through detailed design reviews, process development, verification/validation, and qualification of processes, parts, sub-assemblies, and system deployments.
- Drive clarity and resolution for performance ambiguities related to product maturity, process stability, and field performance impacting Bolt's quality and reliability goals.
- Drive ongoing quality performance for incoming, in-process, and end-of-line quality control.
- Own elimination of product risk by reducing process contribution to quality and reliability across the product lifecycle.
- Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Non-Conformance Reviews (NCRs), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Material Review Board (MRB) activities, sharing lessons learned across the product team.
- Own and lead cross-functional alignment within Corrective Action Board (CAB) activities to drive ownership of quality issue investigations and resolutions regarding design, integration, process, and supply chain.
- Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities, establishing metrics for measuring quality and factors predicting quality performance.
- Support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, defining and improving required documentation and activities.
- Develop strategies and resource plans with heads of production, program management, deployments, sourcing, and chief engineers/architects to meet customer and product requirements.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical engineering discipline
- Minimum 5+ years of experience leading organizations including teams of direct report engineers to address NPI and production execution and quality issues impacting delivery or product quality to customers
- Minimum 10+ combined years of experience working in technical/engineering disciplines related to product quality/engineering as an individual contributor engineer or working engineering manager
- Working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, harnessing, mechanical structures, systems integration, power/battery systems, radar, vision systems/optical image capture, networking/communication protocols, and remote management systems
- Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization, leading transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage
- Working knowledge of product development methodologies including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Inspection and measurement systems, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Working knowledge of precision mechanicals, composites, motors, and/or PCBA and cable harnessing manufacturing processes
- Ability to read and drive clarity for technical drawings, requirements, Quality Clauses, and SOWs used to describe quality requirements
- Working knowledge of Manufacturing Execution systems, Configuration Management, and Document Control/Data Management
- Extreme ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion
- Analytical skills and experience for data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, etc.)
- Eligible to obtain and/or maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in a technical engineering discipline
- Contractual knowledge in ITAR and EAR applications regarding product technicalities
- Experience in design/integration/test of sensors/cameras/gimbals
- Experience recruiting, hiring, and developing a team of engineers and specialists
- 8+ years of experience developing quality systems for high-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments
- Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements
- Experience with IPC standards, mastery of ESD and FOD prevention and mitigation programs
- Experience with government contracts and military standard requirements
- Experience with Teamcenter/PLM, Oracle, Warehouse management, Non-Conformance management systems, and Atlassian work stream tools
