Staff Product Quality Engineer

ANDURIL INDUSTRIES • Costa Mesa, CA

74d • $142,000 - $213,000

About The Position

As a Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable products. This role focuses on our Core Technology products with career growth to any of our products in the development stages. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria and metrology, and continuous improvement. If you are someone who loves to build world-class quality processes, work hands-on, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field
• Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware.
• Working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, avionics, systems integration, and mechanical 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), Key Characteristics, Frozen Processes, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• 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. TS/SCI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Own quality of incoming components, subsystems, and the end-product assembly from early design phase to the end of production.
• Responsible for root cause analysis and associated characterization/sensitivity test development.
• Communicate with supplier quality partners to ensure root cause and corrective action is completed through the supply base.
• Drive quality controls and assurance throughout production phases; develop metrics to uphold the highest level of first pass yield and continuous scrap reduction.
• Develop and implement manufacturing requirements, quality standards, and product quality plans per category of component (castings, forgings, machined parts, electromechanical systems).
• Cross functional leadership through design, manufacturing, quality, and reliability engineering to analyze process capability potential from the early design phase and direct design decisions based on data.
• Design of experiments and test execution to support design and process improvements.
• Extensive experience with GD&T, working with precision mechanical parts.
• Experience with process control methods including statistical process control, AS9102, and PPAP.

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
• For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more.
• Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees