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Anduril Industries

Product Quality Engineer, Small Drones

Santa Ana, California, United StatesFrom $194kmidAdded today

About this role

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Product Quality Engineer to establish and execute quality processes for small drone products, particularly the Bolt system. You'll oversee product development from design through manufacturing, manage reliability testing, and drive continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Execute Product Development Process activities across NPI phases, coordinating with Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and Test engineering teams
  • Lead inspection, acceptance testing, verification, validation, and qualification for quad-copter drones and sub-assemblies
  • Resolve quality ambiguities related to product maturity, process stability, and field performance impacting production readiness
  • Own Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) product disposition and conduct root cause analysis with Reliability Engineering
  • Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and inspection process performance reviews
  • Manage Government Source Inspections (GSI), Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIP), and DCMA Process Evaluations

What they're looking for

  • Manufacturing process development and optimization
  • Product quality and reliability engineering
  • Metrology and inspection techniques
  • Root cause and corrective action (RCCA) analysis
  • Test and system performance criteria definition
  • Documentation and Quality Management Systems
  • Cross-functional collaboration and leadership
  • Continuous improvement methodologies
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Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience transitioning a product from New Product Introduction (NPI) to high-rate, sustainable manufacturing—what were the biggest quality challenges?
  • How have you used data and metrics to drive product quality improvements across the lifecycle?