Product Quality Engineer, Anduril Industries

Turbomachinery

$100-150k

+ Equity grants

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Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

Open for applications

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Open for applications

$100-150k

+ Equity grants

Tableau
MatLab
JIRA
NetSuite
Oracle
Senior level
Los Angeles

More information about location

Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Company mission

To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.

Role

Who you are

  • The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria and metrology, 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
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
  • Experience in propulsion systems, aerospace manufacturing, or quality engineering
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in turbomachinery engineering. Knowledge of fundamentals of internal combustion engines
  • Experience driving high quality assemble and/or disassemble of complex projects and mechanical structures through developing drawings and work instructions with other engineering functions
  • Proven expertise in the aerodynamics and thermodynamics of turbomachinery
  • 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
  • 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), Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) quality improvement techniques, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion
  • Analytical skills and experiences for data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools (MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, NX/CAD, etc)
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Desirable

  • Experience with air-breathing propulsion systems (Small jet engines, APUs)
  • 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers
  • Professional experience designing, testing, or flying air-breathing combustors, augmenters, ignition systems, variable area nozzles, or turbomachinery
  • Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements, including AS9100 CAA Part21 and Part145, along with ISM (Independent Systems Monitoring) for Part21J
  • Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements
  • Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Oracle/Netsuite, Jira, Tableau, and Foundry

What the job involves

  • As a Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable Turbomachinery products
  • You will be a critical role in ensuring the reliability, quality, and performance of a jet propulsion systems
  • Your expertise will contribute to the success of cutting-edge projects in in Anduril’s product portfolio for years to come
  • You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maintain high-quality standards throughout the development, testing, production, and deployment phases
  • Drive quality processes throughout the product development stages with the propulsion engineering team through design reviews, process development, testing, and qualification of propulsion products. Utilize the product maturity frame work to build a quality plan with partner organizations and deliver to the program schedule and performance expectations
  • Collaborate with propulsion design engineers to ensure manufacturability and reliability. Champion quality planning and execution to customer design requirements and system integration - design, develop, and implement customer quality tools, processes, and procedures with partner organizations
  • Own the elimination of product and process risk to improve quality & reliability across the product lifecycle. Utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training & documentation to ensure compliance. Support the planning and execution of rigorous testing procedures for jet propulsion systems, including engine assembly, pre-test checks, test initiation, and post-test teardown
  • Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap and delivery schedule of the propulsion systems. Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and project meetings
  • Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team. Investigate failures, anomalies, and non-conformities related to propulsion hardware
  • Support the implementation of the Quality Management System on the programs. Define and improve required documentation and activities as needed
  • Create, develop, and provide quality metrics to the project team and stakeholders
  • Prepare, support, and lead customer onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance

Our take

Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.

This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.

Anduril closed a Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.

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68% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2024

$1.5bn

SERIES F

Dec 2022

$1.5bn

SERIES E

Total funding: $3.7bn

Company benefits

  • Full Family Health Coverage
  • 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
  • Family Planning & Support
  • Incentivized Time Off
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Financial Planning
  • Unlimited Provisions
  • Professional Development

Company HQ

Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Brian Schimpf

(Co-founder & CEO)

Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.

Palmer Luckey

(Co-founder)

They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.

Trae Stephens

(Co-founder)

Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.

Matt Grimm

(Co-founder & COO)

Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.

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