Senior Product Quality Engineer, Small Drones

The role

You will define, develop, and execute processes to deliver high quality and reliable products. This role focuses on Bolt and auxiliary accessory products including quad-copter drones.

What you will do

• Execute deliverables for Product Development Process within New Product Introduction phases.
• Drive product development and production for quad-copter drones.
• Design, develop, and lead the quality plan for the product.
• Provide product ownership surrounding Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO).
• Champion the transition from new product introduction to high rate manufacturing.
• Own the defining and elimination of product risk.
• Work cross-functionally to execute the product roadmap for changes and customer acceptance testing.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
• Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities.
• Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar STEM fields.
• 8+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in Drone systems, Camera/sensors, aeronautics/defense systems or similar hardware.
• Hands-on experience in system architecture, mechanical or electrical design, design review of precision mechanical, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, and
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization.
• Experience leading the transition from engineering/design qualification to manufacturing/production and verification and validation for product quality coverage.
• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements suc
• Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies.
• 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. S/TS security clearance

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a technical field
• 10+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in Drone systems, Camera/sensors, aeronautics/defense systems or similar hardware.
• 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
• Experience working with DCMA and/or Department of War on U.S. Military Contract(s).
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
• Experience with IPC standards and/or J-STD
• Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements commonly applied to quality requirements for aerial vehicles.
• Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, NX, Jira, Tableau, and Altium (or other PCBA and harness design software)

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. S/TS security clearance
• By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

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.