Senior Supplier Quality Engineering, Rocket Motor Systems

The role

You will serve as the dedicated quality focal for the solid rocket motor supply chain. You will own supplier quality outcomes from development through rate production and act as a first responder for quality issues.

What you will do

• Serve as the dedicated supplier quality focal for Rocket Motor Systems embedded at the McHenry facility.
• Act as the first responder for supplier quality escapes, nonconformances, and delivery disruptions.
• Own the supplier corrective action lifecycle from SCAR issuance through root cause verification.
• Develop and maintain a supplier quality development plan for critical suppliers.
• Conduct regular supplier site visits and host suppliers at the McHenry facility.
• Partner with RMS design engineering to provide design-for-manufacturability and design-for-inspectability feedback.
• Drive supplier qualification activities including FAI, PPAP, MSA, and process capability studies.
• Support Material Review Board disposition for nonconforming supplied material.
• Audit supplier quality management systems against AS9100 and customer requirements.
• Monitor and report supplier quality metrics.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of supplier quality engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or propulsion manufacturing.
• Experience scaling supplier quality from development and prototype through full-rate production.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001 quality management system requirements.
• Experience conducting or leading supplier audits.
• Proficiency with First Article Inspection (AS9102), PPAP, APQP, FMEA, and measurement systems analysis (MSA).
• Ability to lead root cause investigations and corrective action processes (8D, SCAR, fishbone, fault tree).
• Familiarity with energetic materials, solid propellant manufacturing, or ordnance/pyrotechnic supply chains.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time to supplier facilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trust-based relationships with suppliers.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in a technical field (engineering, materials science, chemistry, or related discipline).
• Experience working within or supporting a solid rocket motor manufacturing environment.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP) certification.
• Experience with the regulatory and safety environment surrounding energetic materials.
• Knowledge of the SRM supplier ecosystem.
• Experience with advanced product quality planning (APQP) in a defense context.
• Familiarity with government contract quality requirements, including MIL-STD, DCMA oversight, and government source inspection (GSI).
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools and data analytics to streamline supplier quality workflows.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.