Quality Systems Engineer, Battlespace Awareness

Anduril • Fort Collins, CO

17d • $101,000 - $133,000

About The Position

Anduril’s Quality organization is seeking a Quality Systems Engineer to own and advance the quality management system for Battlespace Awareness (BA). The role supports continuous improvement of BA’s certified ISO 9001 quality management system and its harmonization with Anduril’s enterprise QMS as the organization transitions to AS9100. The position serves as a primary point of contact for auditors, customers, and the production floor, combining QMS ownership with hands-on product quality work, including supplier and special-process oversight, first article inspection, nonconforming material and MRB, and investigation of field escapes. The role may suit someone seeking to grow toward Product Quality Engineering or a product quality professional seeking deeper QMS experience.

The Quality Systems Engineer owns system processes, audits, certification activities, supplier quality audits, quality metrics, document and record control, training, and continuous improvement. The role also partners across quality, supply chain, production, operations, and engineering to address product issues at their source and prepare new products and sites to meet QMS requirements. Expected travel is 20% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4–7 years of experience in aerospace and/or defense manufacturing.
• Deep working knowledge of QMS requirements and auditing in a complex product environment, specifically AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015; equivalent depth in AS9110C, AS9120B, IATF 16949, or ISO 13485 will be considered.
• Training as an AS9100D internal auditor, or ability to complete certification within 90 days of hire.
• Demonstrated ownership of a corrective action system, beyond participation in individual investigations.
• Working knowledge of design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, deployment, contracts, and other organizations included in a company-wide audit.
• Knowledge of ERP, PLM, and BI systems, and ability to build quality reporting from them.
• Experience working with DCMA, DFARs, and other government and defense programs and requirements.
• Experience with ESD, FOD, and counterfeit programs, and working knowledge of tools such as GIDEP, FAR, and ASSIST.
• Strong ownership mindset and demonstrated ability to drive projects from start to completion.
• Proven track record of QMS implementation and success.
• U.S. Person status is required because the position needs access to export-controlled data.
• Expected travel 20% of the time.
• Transcripts are requested as part of the early application process. If applicants do not share transcripts, they must provide detailed information about academic performance in relevant courses, including projects and coursework. Unofficial transcripts obtained online are acceptable; non-technical information may be redacted.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as an AS9100 lead auditor.
• One or more ASQ certifications, such as CQE, CRE, CMQ/OE, or CQA.
• Product-side quality experience with first article inspection (AS9102), MRB, PFMEA, control plans, or field failure investigation, or a clear interest in growing into this work.
• Experience with low-volume, highly complex manufacturing.
• Experience harmonizing an acquired site’s QMS into a parent company’s system.

Responsibilities

• Own BA’s quality management system and top-level processes, ensuring procedures, work instructions, and records remain current, compliant, and used.
• Serve as the primary QMS process owner supporting the designated management representative under AS9100D §5.3.
• Lead QMS planning, including quality objectives, risk and opportunity management, and the Management Review cycle; prepare inputs, run reviews, track outputs, and close actions.
• Own the internal audit program, including the annual schedule, auditor qualification and scheduling, auditor independence, audit execution, and verified closure of findings.
• Own the supplier and external provider audit program under AS9100D §8.4, including risk-based scheduling, qualification and re-qualification surveys, on-site and remote audits, and supplier corrective actions.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Supplier Quality on supplier selection, approved supplier list maintenance, and performance escalation.
• Support first article inspection under AS9102, nonconforming material and MRB disposition, and investigation of field escapes in partnership with Product Quality Engineering.
• Manage registrar relationships and the certification cycle, including surveillance and recertification scheduling, scope changes, and timely nonconformity responses.
• Coordinate and participate in customer audits and responses.
• Define BA quality KPIs, report them monthly to site and division leadership, investigate adverse trends, and drive improvement actions.
• Build dashboards and reporting that make quality performance visible without manual assembly.
• Run recurring 6S and FOD audits on the production floor, including scoring, trending, and closing findings with Production and Operations.
• Maintain ESD and counterfeit parts prevention programs under AS9100D §8.1.4.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for internal findings from audits and customer visits.
• Own document and record control, including procedure hierarchy, revision control, approval routing, and retention under AS9100D §7.5.
• Build and deliver QMS training packages and maintain training records with managers of affected personnel.
• Partner with product quality and manufacturing engineers during new product development to prepare products and sites for QMS requirements, develop capabilities, and conduct internal audits before manufacturing and production readiness reviews.
• Develop the internal QMS roadmap for tools and capabilities as the company scales, including harmonizing BA’s QMS with Anduril’s enterprise procedures.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities benefiting the QMS and product quality.
• Support investigations, initiatives, and projects at the team or organization level as needed.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits package, described as comprehensive and competitive and available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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