Product Quality Engineer - Dive-XL

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Product Quality Engineer ensures manufactured products meet engineering specifications, contractual requirements, and regulatory standards throughout the product lifecycle, from initial production through field deployment and sustainment. The role emphasizes field operations quality, including travel to operational sites for inspections and root cause investigations, and driving corrective actions that connect factory and field performance. The engineer serves as the quality voice across production, engineering, and field operations teams.

The position leads production inspection, verification, and acceptance activities; maintains inspection plans and quality procedures; performs first article, in-process, and final acceptance inspections; and analyzes production data to identify systemic issues and opportunities for improvement. It also includes field-site quality assessments, investigations of field failures, and coordination with service, logistics, and customer support teams.

The engineer supports the Quality Management System and applicable standards, participates in audits, owns audit findings through corrective-action closure, and authors or revises quality documentation. The work spans office, factory-floor, and field-site settings, with travel up to 30%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in product quality, quality engineering, or quality assurance in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Demonstrated experience conducting quality activities in field or operational environments, not solely factory-based.
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies, including 8D, 5-Why, and Ishikawa, and statistical quality tools, including SPC, Pareto, and capability analysis.
• Familiarity with quality management system standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and technical specifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear investigation reports and present findings to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%, including to remote or austere field sites.
• Ability to stand, walk, and perform hands-on inspections for extended periods.
• Occasional lifting of up to 35 lbs.
• May require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in defense, aerospace, or another highly regulated industry.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Hands-on experience with CMM, optical measurement, or other metrology equipment.
• Prior experience supporting government or military customers in field environments.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD inspection and sampling standards, such as MIL-STD-1916 and ANSI/ASQ Z1.4.
• Experience with PLM, MES, or ERP-based quality modules, such as SAP QM, Windchill, or Arena.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute product inspection, verification, and acceptance activities throughout manufacturing.
• Develop, maintain, and improve inspection plans, quality control procedures, and acceptance criteria aligned with engineering drawings and specifications.
• Conduct first article inspections, in-process inspections, and final acceptance testing; document results and disposition nonconforming material.
• Analyze production quality data, including defect rates, yield, and SPC trends, to identify systemic issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering on process capability studies and design-for-quality initiatives.
• Deploy to customer and operational field sites to perform quality assessments, product inspections, and failure investigations on fielded hardware.
• Serve as the on-site quality representative during integration, test, and acceptance events at field locations.
• Lead root cause and corrective action investigations for field failures using methods such as 8D, fishbone, and 5-Why; drive timely closure of corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain field quality feedback loops so lessons learned are incorporated into production processes and design changes.
• Coordinate with field service, logistics, and customer support teams to triage quality escapes and prioritize resolution.
• Support and sustain the Quality Management System in accordance with AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent standards.
• Participate in internal and external audits; own audit findings and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Author and revise quality procedures, work instructions, and inspection records as needed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable government, customer, and regulatory quality requirements.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level