Staff Product Quality Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
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This role $193k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Product Quality Engineer

As the Staff Product Quality Engineer for actuators, you will lead a team of quality engineers and collaborate closely with product engineering, manufacturing, production, and supplier teams to ensure high-quality electro-mechanical actuator products. Your responsibilities include managing technical design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification, as well as driving continuous improvement in first pass yield and scrap reduction. You will own the end-to-end quality of components and assemblies from early design through field sustainment, establish metrics for quality performance, and conduct root cause analysis. The ideal candidate has expertise in mechanical engineering, product development, manufacturing engineering, and quality management, with a focus on electro-mechanical hardware systems. Preferred qualifications include experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Jira, Tableau, Altium, and actuators, along with Six Sigma Black Belt certification and DFSS experience.

What you'll do

  • Manage a team of product quality engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Lead technical design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification for actuators.
  • Drive quality controls and assurance throughout production phases to ensure high first pass yield.
  • Own product design risk management to improve reliability across the entire product lifecycle.
  • Develop metrics and strategies to achieve best-in-class quality performance in manufacturing.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in Mechanical Engineering, product development, and manufacturing engineering.
  • Expertise in technical design reviews and quality management of mechanical systems.
  • Proficiency in DFMEA & PFMEA for new products to manage risks and robustness actions.
  • Expertise in SPC, MSA, and statistical aspects of mechanical component manufacturing.
  • Leadership in DOE’s to support design and process improvements.
  • TS/SCI security clearance required.

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