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Salary: USD 97,000 - 129,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system for real-time command and control, and brings cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to military systems.
As a Product Quality Engineer in Atlanta, you will define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high-quality programs for advanced defense systems. You will work across the organization to ensure product performance, sub-system criteria, metrology, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drive product development and production using processes such as drawing reviews, quality planning, inspection, acceptance testing, verification, validation, and qualification of processes, parts, sub-assemblies, and complete vehicles
- Drive clarity and resolution for production ambiguities related to product maturity, process stability, and field performance
- Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to sustainable, high-rate manufacturing processes and supply chain support
- Own elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle
- Ensure execution and continuous improvement of product and process requirements
- Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities; review effectiveness and share lessons learned
- Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities; establish quality metrics and predictive factors
- Support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System and required documentation
- Develop overall quality plans (similar to APQP) for various projects; leverage resources and direct reports to deliver quality through development cycles
- Design and leverage elements of the Anduril QMS to build confidence and containment for customer quality expectations
- Set expectations for qualification of internal and external manufacturing processes, including measurement methods, PPAP/FAI, inspection methods, test protocols, and acceptance test plans
- Lead transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage
- Matrix lead supplier quality engineers supporting design and development activities with suppliers
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field
- Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality on previous or high-velocity vehicle systems
- Working knowledge of design review and quality management of systems, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites/control surfaces, propulsion systems, and lethality systems
- Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization; knowledgeable of storage and maintenance processes
- Experience partnering with Reliability Engineering, chief engineers, architects, manufacturing engineering, and customer-facing team members to deliver to customer requirements
- Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements (MSA), and GD&T
- Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes; application of industry standards and best practices
- Strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion
- Analytical skills and experience with 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in a technical field
- 6+ years of experience developing quality systems for low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments and suppliers; working knowledge of AS9100/AS6500/ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements
- Experience with IPC standards and general workmanship standards
- Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements for aerial vehicles; experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks/NX, Jira, Foundry, and manufacturing execution systems
