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Senior Product Quality Engineer, Ghost

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Anduril Industries
Posted 4 days ago
Posted 24 April 2026
full-time

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>As a Senior Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside &amp; outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality &amp; reliable products. This role focuses on our&nbsp;<a class="external-link" href="https://www.anduril.com/hardware/ghost-autonomous-suas/&quot;&gt;Ghost&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;product and auxiliary accessory products with career growth to any of our products in the development stages. An ideal candidate for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, test/system performance criteria, metrology, and continuous improvement for drones and/or aerial vehicles. 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.<br><br><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive product development and production for Ghost by supporting drawings &amp; work instruction reviews, process development, inspection, acceptance test performance management, end-of-line metrics, verification, validation, and qualification of processes and parts, sub-assemblies, along with the vehicle, itself.</li> <li>Drive clarity &amp; resolution for quality ambiguities associated with product maturity, process stability, and field performance that impact the product achieving it’s quality &amp; reliability goals for volume production.&nbsp; Design, develop, and lead the quality plan for the product.</li> <li>Provide product ownership and execution surrounding Government Source Inspections (GSI), Government Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIP), and DCMA Process Evaluations (PE) from coordination with internal production partners, schedule &amp; arrangement with DCMA QAS POC, all the way to handoff to Logistics and Deployment operations teams for delivery and DD250.</li> <li>Provide product ownership surrounding Maintenence Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in determining appropriate disposition to rework or repair customer-owned hardware, and perform troubleshooting and/or root cause analysis by partnering with Reliability Engineering and other partnering organizations.</li> <li>Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable &amp; predictable, high rate manufacturing process and supply chain.</li> <li>Own the elimination of product risk to improve reliability &amp; quality across the product lifecycle. Engage in quality issue management from concept stages through development &amp; manufacturing to field use.</li> <li>Ensure the execution of product and process requirements. Define and improve such requirements.</li> <li>Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap for changes and customer acceptance testing.</li> <li>Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and inspection process performance. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team.</li> <li>Lead product health data analysis and improvement activities. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance.</li> <li>Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System for the product. Define and improve required quality documentation and processes.</li> <li>Support investigations, initiatives, and projects as needed, at the team or organization level.</li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field</li> <li>Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality in aerospace/defense or similar hardware.</li> <li>Working knowledge of design review and quality management of precision mechanical parts &amp; sub-assemblies, PCBA, harnessing, avionics, systems integration, composites, propulsion systems, and lethality systems.</li> <li>Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization. Leading the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.</li> <li>Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&amp;T).</li> <li>Working knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.</li> <li>Application of industry standards and best practices to meet government customer quality expectations.</li> <li>A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion.</li> <li>Analytical skills and experiences for data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, etc)</li> <li>Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance</li> </ul> <p><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Master’s degree in a technical field</li> <li>Experience in executing MRO operations for/with Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) under U.S. military contract.</li> <li>Experience integrating Electronic Warfare (EW) and/or explosive munitions &amp; launcher subsystems into vehicles.</li> <li>5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.</li> <li>Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.</li> <li>Experience with IPC standards and general workmanship standards.</li> <li>Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements commonly applied to quality requirements for aerial vehicles.</li> <li>Experience with Teamcenter, NetSuite, SolidWorks/NX, Jira, Foundry, Forge/MES, and Altium (or other PCBA and harness design software)</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$146,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$194,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">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:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Healthcare Benefits&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><span data-contrast="none">US Roles:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="none">UK &amp; AUS Roles:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">IE Roles:</span></strong> <span data-contrast="none">We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&qu

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