Quality Inspector

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Santa Ana, CA · Manufacturing : Quality Control : Production Operations

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company developing advanced systems powered by an AI-powered operating system. This Quality Inspector role supports manufacturing by inspecting materials, equipment, and products to ensure quality specifications are met, investigating issues, and implementing standards. The role requires experience with calibrated equipment, engineering drawings, GD&T, inspection of various components, and QMS standards. It is a defense role requiring US Person status and potentially a security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. inspecting incoming materials, equipment, and products to ensure quality specifications are met
  2. investigate/troubleshoot product and production issues
  3. take corrective action
  4. implement standards/specifications/processes cross-functionally with Quality Teams

Skills

Required

  • Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM etc.)
  • reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • inspection of machined parts and mechanical assemblies
  • inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (Power Supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses)
  • AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard
  • validation and testing assemblies and their components
  • communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams

Nice to have

  • Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
  • 3+ years experience in a quality assurance or inspection role in a manufacturing/production setting
  • IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
  • Basic knowledge using various measuring tools and hand tools (e.g. tape measure, caliper, micrometer, drivers etc.)
  • Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
  • First Article Inspection requirements and processes
  • Highly motivated team player
  • Detail oriented self starter
  • Able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. Person Status is required
  • access controlled data