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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Quality Engineering Specialist

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree or equivalent in a relevant field, or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
  • At least five years of experience in manufacturing and/or a quality- or engineering-related role.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting hardware development and quality management.
  • Proficiency with computer-aided design software and inspection data management software.
  • Experience with calibrated equipment such as calipers, micrometers, coordinate measuring machines, Faro arms, and optical measuring machines.
  • Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, wire diagrams, work instructions, and computer-aided design materials.
  • Ability to analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments.
  • Experience using investigative equipment such as X-ray inspection and digital characterization, and working with material certificates of compliance.
  • Experience in a facility operating under AS9100, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or a similar quality management system standard.
  • Experience validating and testing assemblies and their components.
  • Experience communicating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the site Materials Review Board process.
  • Work within the manufacturing process to assist in resolving, containing, and improving nonconforming materials.
  • Review manufacturing work instructions and provide feedback.
  • Clarify requirements or make go/no-go decisions for inspectors.
  • Lead and own containment of nonconforming items, including inspecting parts to verify nonconformance.
  • Assist with root cause analysis.
  • Manage internal triage with engineering teams to support nonconformance dispositions and ensure investigative tasks are completed promptly.
  • Ensure accurate and complete data collection and entry for the Materials Review Board process.
  • Communicate process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements.
  • Track and report Materials Review Board metrics weekly.
  • Execute vendor return material authorizations in partnership with Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the Materials Review Board area for suppliers.
  • Manage quality containment for material, tooling, and inspection equipment involved in nonconformances that affect production capacity and capability.
  • Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end-of-line inspection, following product quality engineers’ direction.
  • Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and capture data in the process.
  • Propose, develop, and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review them with product quality engineers.
  • Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to the company’s quality policy.
  • Perform internal audits of processes and procedures, following the Quality Systems Engineer’s direction.
  • Investigate data and traceability in depth to identify trends, anomalies, inconsistencies, and variation affecting process, procedure, and product quality effectiveness.
  • Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements to the inspection process.

Desired Qualifications

  • A technical or associate degree in a related quality, mechanical, or aerospace engineering field.
  • Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and preparing reports for internal manufacturing.
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent certification; IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 certification.
  • Experience in a low-rate production manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge and understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing according to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
  • Experience inspecting electrical and electronic components, including power supplies, printed circuit boards, and wire harnesses.
  • Experience with manufacturing processes and related systems, including Jira, manufacturing execution systems, enterprise resource planning systems, Teamcenter, and computer-aided design.
  • Experience auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment.

About the Company

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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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