Quality Specialist, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are looking for a Quality Specialist to join our Product Quality Team in Ashville, Ohio.

This Quality Specialist is a professional who is responsible for monitoring, inspecting and proposing measures to correct or improve the incoming inspection process to meet quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process
• Inspect to verify non-conforming parts at Santa Ana Site and at Supplier Sites as assigned
• Partner with Site Supplier Quality Engineering Organization to support Supplier Quality Control
• Assist in the root cause analysis
• Assist in the dispositioning of non-conforming material and ensure the tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Manage internal re-work to support dispositions
• Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process
• Communicate the process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements
• Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the MRB area for suppliers
• Perform Verification of First Article Inspection (FAI) on incoming material and coordinate acceptance of FAI data submitted by suppliers
• Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment that are involved in non-conformances impacting production capacity and capability
• Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection, as per direction from product quality engineers.
• Execute inspection as needed
• Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture in the process
• Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers
• Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Anduril's quality policy
• Deep dive into data and traceability investigations to identify trends, oddities, inconsistencies, and variation that impacts the effectiveness of processes, procedures, and product quality

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent in a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in metrology inspection or quality role
• Experience with production support and quality management
• Proficiency with ERP/MES 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 (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.)
• Knowledge & understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)
• Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments
• Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance, etc.
• 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
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to ensure you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.