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Salary: USD 48 - 64 / hourly
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Quality Engineering Specialist to join its Costa Mesa, CA team. This role is responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and proposing measures to correct or improve final products to meet established quality standards. The specialist will work embedded within the manufacturing process to support a fast-paced team environment with strong ownership of quality execution.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process and ensuring accurate data collection and entry
- Being fully embedded within manufacturing to provide resolution, containment, and improvement for nonconforming materials
- Reviewing manufacturing work instructions and providing feedback to inspectors
- Leading and owning containment of nonconforming items, including inspection verification
- Assisting in root cause analysis and managing internal triage with engineering teams
- Communicating process performance and quality issues to stakeholders to drive improvements
- Tracking and reporting MRB metrics weekly
- Executing vendor return material authorization (RMA) processes
- Managing quality containment for material, tooling, and inspection equipment
- Creating inspection plans for incoming material, in-process, and end-of-line inspection
- Training technicians and inspectors on inspection plan execution and data capture
- Proposing, developing, and implementing quality assurance policies and procedures
- Reviewing continuous improvement projects for productivity and quality gains
- Performing internal audits on processes and procedures
- Conducting deep-dive data and traceability investigations to identify trends and variations
- Staying current with new inspection technologies and recommending process improvements
Note: Per Anduril's expansion plans, this position is anticipated to relocate to Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.
Required Qualifications:
- Associate degree or equivalent in a relevant field, or equivalent experience in lieu of education
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or quality/engineering-related roles
- Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting hardware development and quality management
- Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Experience with calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.)
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)
- Ability to analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments
- Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance
- Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949, or similar quality management system standards
- Experience with validation and testing of assemblies and their components
- Experience communicating with suppliers and cross-functional teams
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical or Associate's degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
- Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and Report for internal manufacturing
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent; IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
- Existing work experience in low-rate production manufacturing environment
- Knowledge and understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience with inspection of electrical and electronic components (power supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses)
- Experience with manufacturing processes and related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
- Experience auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment
- Detail-oriented self-starter with minimal oversight and strong cross-functional communication ability
