Senior Product Quality Engineer - Edge Compute and Comms

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 Sr Product Quality Engineer , you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable products. This role focuses on our Edge Compute and Communications product portfolio (products like Menace-I, Menace-X, Menace-T) with career growth opportunities as products develop. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria, inspection and continuous improvement. If you are someone who loves to build world-class quality processes, work hands-on, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you. WHAT YOU’LL DO Drive product improvement by implementing processes for data collection and incident reporting that will inform activities like detailed design reviews, process development, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, and sub assemblies. Drive clarity & resolution for development ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance that impact the product meeting it's quality & reliability goals for volume production. Facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities for field and reliability issues. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team. Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable product experience for our customers. Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability across the product lifecycle. Engage in quality activities from concept through development and manufacturing to field use. Ensure the execution of product and process requirements. Define and improve such requirements. Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap. Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance. Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation and activities. Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level. Develop and implement manufacturing requirements, quality standards, and product quality plans per category of component (castings, forgings, machined parts, electromechanical systems). Cross functional leadership through design, manufacturing, quality, and reliability engineering to analyze process capability potential from the early design phase and direct design decisions based on data. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field 7+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar complex hardware environments, including Edge Compute, Communications, or electronics products. Proven experience leading root cause corrective action (RCCA) efforts for complex problems and issues, utilizing tools such as 8D, Lean Six Sigma, Fault Tree Analysis, and DMAIC methodologies. Strong working knowledge of design review and quality management of PCBA, harnessing, machined & sheet metal components, and weldment structures. Strong working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure…