Quality Engineering Specialist

Anduril Industries is seeking a Quality Engineering Specialist to join their team at Arsenal-1, a hyperscale manufacturing facility in Ohio.

The Quality Engineering Specialist will be responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and proposing measures to correct or improve final products to meet established quality standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process
• Assist in providing resolution, containment, and improvement to nonconforming materials
• Review Manufacturing Work Instructions and provide feedback
• Support providing clarification or go/no-go decisions to inspectors
• Lead and own the execution of containment of nonconforming items
• Assist in root cause analysis
• Manage internal triage with engineering teams
• Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process
• Communicate process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders
• Track and report out MRB metrics on a weekly basis
• Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers
• Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment
• Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection
• Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture
• Propose, develop, and implement quality assurance policies and procedures
• Review and propose continuous improvement projects
• Perform internal audits on processes and procedures
• Deep dive into data and traceability investigations to identify trends and variations
• Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements

Required qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent in a relevant field
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or a quality/engineering related role
• Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting HW development and quality management
• Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Experience with calibrated equipment
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments
• Experience using investigative equipment
• Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard
• Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components
• Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross-functional teams
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred qualifications:

• Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
• Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and Report
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent
• Existing work experience in a low-rate production manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components
• Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems
• Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment