Field Product Quality Engineer - Altius

The role

You will perform flight operations quality data collection and lead flight failure investigations. You will work on-site at launch and recovery locations to ensure reliability of autonomous aerial systems.

What you will do

• Test planning, execution, reporting, and evaluation of aircraft systems.
• Manage field configuration changes for hardware and software.
• Develop and maintain standardized field data collection protocols and checklists.
• Perform real-time quality observation during launch, in-flight, and post-flight.
• Coordinate end-to-end flight failure investigations and root cause analysis.
• Lead cross-functional failure review boards.
• Coordinate rapid containment actions following flight anomalies.
• Monitor flight failure tracking systems and generate trend reports.
• Interface with design and manufacturing to translate field findings into design changes.
• Support Material Review Board activities and continuous improvement of Quality Management Systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems) or equivalent from a similar technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, product quality, or reliability engineering.
• Experience in failure investigation and root cause analysis using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, or Fault Tree Analysis.
• Working knowledge of quality management frameworks: AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent.
• Experience with product quality data collection, analysis, and metrics.
• Familiarity with GD&T (ASME Y14.5), blueprint reading, and inspection of mechanical and electrical assemblies.
• Strong analytical skills using data tools like Excel, JMP, Minitab, or MATLAB.
• Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 50%) to field sites and operate in austere environments.
• Support flight operations on flexible schedules including weekends.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Able to obtain and hold a TS/SCI security clearance.

Nice to have

• Acumen for working in an environment comprised of active military and retired military / veterans.
• Experience with autonomous aerial vehicles, UAS/drone operations, or flight test quality.
• Ability to lead Kaizen events and drive RCCA processes to closure.
• Experience with MIL standards applied to aerial vehicle quality requirements.
• Hands-on experience with avionics, PCBA, harnessing, composites, propulsion systems, software systems, or flight control surfaces.
• Familiarity with xFMEA methodologies.
• Experience working embedded with flight operations, flight test, or field service teams.
• Working knowledge of configuration management tools such as Teamcenter, Jira, or Foundry.
• Prior experience with government contracts and DCMA quality surveillance requirements.
• Master’s degree in a technical field.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Consent to 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 systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.