Product Quality Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

As a Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable compute solutions. You will work with responsible engineers who are designing → building → and delivering complex customer programs. You will bring your technical knowledge and leadership skills to set objectives, build teams & processes, and drive projects to completion. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience to deliver highly complex, optimized, multi-disciplinary products and programs. If you are someone who loves to build world-class quality processes with suppliers, work hands-on with engineering, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Early engagement with product development to achieve quality expectations for AIS products by implementing product quality planning activities like detailed design reviews, key & critical characteristic measurement, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assy, and the top-level compute solution.
• Support the quality planning from production concept/customer requirements through development and manufacturing to field use.
• Ensure the execution of product and process requirements to meet quality performance targets. Define and improve such requirements. Partner with production to ensure incoming material inspection, process control plans, and end of line test capture the essential quality requirements for successful customer shipments.
• Champion quality during transitions from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable, high rate manufacturing process and supply chain.
• Participate and Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.
• Participate and Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance.
• Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation and activities.
• Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently possessing an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense, consumer electronics, data center infrastructure hardware, or similar hardware.
• Working knowledge of design reviews and production processes.
• Experience in quality management of precision mechanical parts & sub-assemblies, PCBA, harnessing as it relates to Electronics Assembly.
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization.
• Participated or led  the transition of products from engineering qualification to manufacturing qualification while ensuring product quality is established and maintained.
• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and  Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of product verification and validation methodologies such as Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) incorporating  techniques such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• Application of industry standards and best practices to meet government customer quality expectations.
• 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, utilizing statistical analysis tools (MATLAB, JMP, Minitab, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in a technical field
• 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for high volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in for communications systems used for Intelligence Community (IC) customers
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
• Working experience driving failure analysis through the review of test logs, performance test characteristics, 3rd party software applications, and failure isolation & duplication.
• Experience with IPC standards.
• Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements
• Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Jira, Tableau, and Altium (or other PCBA and harness design software)