Quality Specialist - Barracuda

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

As a Quality Specialist at Anduril, supporting our Barracuda autonomous air vehicle programs in Costa Mesa, CA , you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality missile programs. This Quality Specialist is a professional who is responsible for monitoring, inspecting and proposing measures to correct or improve the final products in order to meet established quality standards. They are a highly motivated team players who is willing to support a fast paced team environment with strong ownership in successful execution of their statements of work.

What you'll do:

Manages the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process

Be fully imbedded within manufacturing process to actively assist in providing resolution, containment, and improvement to nonconforming materials

Review Manufacturing Work Instructions and provide feedback

Support in providing clarification or go/no-go decisions to inspectors

Lead and own the execution of containment of nonconforming items including inspecting to verify non-conforming parts

Assist in the root cause analysis

Manage internal triage with engineering teams to support nonconformance dispositions and ensure the investigative tasks are completed in a timely manner

Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process

Communicate the process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements

Track and report out MRB metrics on a weekly basis

Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the MRB area for suppliers.

Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment that are involved in non-conformances impacting production capacity and capability.

Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection, as per direction from product quality engineers

Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture in the process.

Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers

Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Anduril's quality policy.

Perform internal audits on processes and procedures, as per direction from Quality Systems Engineer

Deep dive into data and traceability investigations to identify trends, oddities, inconsistencies, and variation that impacts the effectiveness of processes, procedures, and product quality.

Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements to the inspection process

Required Qualifications:

Associate degree or equivalent in a relevant fields, or equivalent experience in lieu of education .

5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or a quality/engineering related role

Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting HW development and quality management

Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Experience with Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.)

Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)

Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments.

Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance, etc.

Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard

Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components

Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams

Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field

Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and Report for internal manufacturing

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent. IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification

Existing work experience is low rate production manufacturing environment

Knowledge & understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (Power Supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses)

Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)

Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment

Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams

US Hourly Range

$47 — $62 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

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