Senior Product Quality Engineer, Drones

2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Quality Assurance and Testing
Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is an American defense technology firm that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems for integrated awareness and security across land, sea, and air, utilizing its proprietary Lattice platform to enhance intelligence, su...

Aerospace & Defense
1K-5K
Founded 2017
$2200M raised

Description

  • Execute the Product Development Process during new product introduction phases in collaboration with systems, electrical, mechanical, software, and test engineering teams.
  • Drive product development and production quality for quad-copter drones, including drawing and work instruction reviews, process development, inspections, acceptance testing, and verification/validation activities.
  • Define and lead the quality plan for the product, resolving quality ambiguities related to product maturity, process stability, and field performance.
  • Own maintenance, repair, and overhaul decisions for customer-owned hardware, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis with Reliability Engineering and other cross-functional teams.
  • Champion the transition from new product introduction to a sustainable, high-rate manufacturing process and supply chain.
  • Identify and eliminate product risk across the full lifecycle from concept through development, manufacturing, and field use.
  • Ensure product and process requirements are executed, defined, and improved.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally on the product roadmap, change execution, and customer acceptance testing.
  • Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Material Review Board (MRB), and inspection process performance activities.
  • Lead product health data analysis, establish quality metrics, and support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System and related documentation.
  • Support government inspection and process evaluation activities, including GSI, GMIP, and DCMA Process Evaluations, through handoff to logistics and deployment teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a similar STEM field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in drone systems, camera/sensor systems, aeronautics/defense systems, or similar hardware.
  • Hands-on experience with system architecture, mechanical or electrical design, design reviews, precision mechanicals, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, or lethality systems.
  • Experience driving product quality and performance requirements for test and measurement system development and optimization.
  • Experience leading the transition from engineering/design qualification to manufacturing/production and verification/validation for product quality coverage.
  • Working knowledge of FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, and GD&T.
  • Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
  • Working knowledge of DOE and SPC methodologies.
  • Strong ownership mindset with demonstrated ability to drive projects from start to completion.
  • Analytical experience with data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools such as MatLab, JMP, or MiniTab.
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. S/TS security clearance.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree in a technical field.
  • Preferred: 10+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in drone systems, camera/sensor systems, aeronautics/defense systems, or similar hardware.
  • Preferred: 5–7 years of experience developing quality systems for low-volume, highly complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
  • Preferred: Experience working with DCMA and/or the Department of War on U.S. military contracts.
  • Preferred: Working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system requirements.
  • Preferred: Experience with IPC standards and/or J-STD.
  • Preferred: Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements for aerial vehicles.
  • Preferred: Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, NX, Jira, Tableau, and Altium or similar PCBA and harness design software.

Benefits

  • US salary range of $146,000 to $194,000 USD.
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
  • Comprehensive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
  • Coverage designed to support health and recovery.
  • Support for employees’ needs beyond immediate health care, including what comes next.

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