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Anduril Industries · 6 days ago

Sr. Quality Systems Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$129K/yr - $171K/yr

3+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Quality Systems Engineer will lead the execution of the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring reliable product deployment and continuous improvement within the organization.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop, lead, and manage the execution of the QMS and its top-level processes. Coordinate resources and prioritization of tasks to complete internal and external audits of the QMS & AS6500

Partner with product quality engineers and manufacturing engineers during the new product development phase to help prepare new products & sites to meet QMS requirements, develop new capabilities to meet existing QMS requirements and conduct internal audit before manufacturing readiness review and production readiness review

Develop our internal QMS road map for tools and capabilities to match the scaling of the company: to meet customer needs, to enable quality capabilities for our new products, and scale quality processes as we grow the company

Become a systems expert for Anduril’s quality tool, processes, and data sets to enable effective QMS execution

Communicate with external audit agencies. Support customer audits as necessary

Manage the QMS internal auditor process and participate as an internal auditor

Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that benefit the QMS and product quality

Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level

Support developing QMS training modules and packages. Facilitate training records and retention with manager of affected trainees

Driving root cause analysis and corrective action with internal findings from audits and customer visits

Qualification

QMS standards expertiseData analysisContinuous improvementAerospace manufacturing experienceERP systems knowledgeAS9100/AS6500 certificationOwnership mindsetProject managementTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience in aerospace and/or defense manufacturing

Expert knowledge of QMS requirements and auditing in a complex product environment, in one or more of the following QMS standards: ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, AS9110C, AS9120B, AS6500, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 13485:2016, TL 9000 R6.3

Working knowledge of design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, deployment, contracts, and other organizations that are apart of a company wide audit

Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Business Intelligence (BI) systems

Experience working with DCMA, DFARs, and other government and defense programs and requirements

Experience with ESD, FOD, and counterfeit programs as well as Working knowledge of tools like GIDEP, FAR, ASSIST

A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion

Proven track record of implementation and success with QMS

U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Expected travel 20% of the time

Preferred

Certification as an AS9100/AS6500 aerospace auditor / lead auditor certification

One or more American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications: CQE, CRE, CMQ/OE, CQA

Experience with low volume, high complex manufacturing

Experience working with mergers and acquisition and onboarding teams and managing/supporting remote site QMS

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.

We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.

Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.

Annual reimbursement for professional development

Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Available depending on role eligibility.