Senior Product Quality Engineer, Bolt

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Engineering : Quality

Senior Product Quality Engineer for defense technology company Anduril, focusing on Bolt and auxiliary accessory products. Responsibilities include driving product development and production quality, managing government inspections, eliminating product risk, and improving quality management systems. Requires experience in aerospace/defense hardware quality engineering, manufacturing processes, and product development methodologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive product development and production for Bolt using like drawing and work instruction reviews, process development, inspection, acceptance test performance management, end-of-line metrics, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assemblies, and the vehicle, itself.
  2. Drive clarity & resolution for production ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance that impact the product achieving it’s quality & reliability goals for volume production.
  3. Provide product ownership and execution surrounding Government Source Inspections (GSI), Government Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIP), and DCMA Process Evaluations (PE) from coordination with internal production partners, schedule & arrangement with DCMA QAS POC, all the way to handoff to Logistics and Deployment operations teams for delivery and DD250.
  4. Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable, high rate manufacturing process and supply chain.
  5. Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle. Engage in quality activities from concept through development and manufacturing to field use.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical field
  • Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality Engineering in aerospace/defense or similar hardware.
  • Working knowledge of design review and quality management of precision mechanical parts & sub-assemblies, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, and lethality systems.
  • Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization.
  • Leading the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
  • Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
  • Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
  • Application of industry standards and best practices
  • A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion.
  • Analytical skills and experiences for 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. S/TS security clearance

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in a technical field
  • 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
  • Experience working with DCMA and/or Department of War on U.S. Military Contract(s).
  • Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
  • Experience with IPC standards and/or J-STD
  • Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements commonly applied to quality requirements for aerial vehicles.
  • Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, NX, Jira, Tableau, and Altium (or other PCBA and harness design software)

What the JD emphasized

  • high quality & reliable products
  • quality & reliability goals
  • product quality coverage
  • product risk to improve reliability