Senior Manager, Supplier Quality, AltiusNew$191K

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

• Lead a cross-discipline engineering team that focuses on PCBA, avionics,: cameras, batteries, energetics, precision machined parts, electro-mechanical integration, cable and wire harnesses, as well as contract manufacturing services and sourcing for the Launched Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance drone programs.

• Lead the partnership with our design teams to support the design development: process, provide design for manufacturability feedback, and help generate product data for supplier quality success.

• Systematically drive the supplier quality development processes throughout: the product development stages with the product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies. Ensure that supplier processes and capabilities are reviewed for alignment so that product requirements can be achieved.

• Partner with development engineering, product quality engineering, sourcing: engineering, category management, and program management to deliver predictable supply to the development programs, production programs, and manage exceptions/containments/deviations for supplier technical performance, particularly in the development phases.

• Ensure supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical: characteristics for drawings and supplier specifications, developing measurement systems, and driving supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, audits, inspection development, etc.) to meet program and product schedules and technical capabilities.

• Strategically partner with Category Management and Sourcing Engineering to: drive overall supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery, and fulfillment of strategic sourcing goals.

What they're looking for

• Define and structure key process indicators (KPIs) and effectively use: performance data to drive alignment and results across multi-site organizations.
• Drive continuous improvement in supplier quality, cycle time, and delivery: performance. Establish technical strategies for supplier performance with both internal resources (sourcing, business systems, Anduril subsidiaries) and external partners. This involves coaching, mentoring, and occasionally leading training on quality methods and processes.
• Lead across multiple sites and production locations supporting the Launched: Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance portfolio.
• Anticipate and develop growth strategies for the team and its impact to the: speed of development as well as ongoing supplier quality performance. Recruit, hire, onboard, and train SQEs to make a positive impact to Anduril’s culture and create synergies across development projects.