Senior Supplier Quality EngineerPosted today$194K
The opportunity
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.
What you'll do
Drive the supplier quality development processes throughout the product: development stages with the Sentry product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies across Sentry's commodity families: PCBA, structures and power, radar, and imaging. Review supplier processes and capabilities to ensure alignment to product, part, and sub-assembly requirements.
Provide technical expertise for manufacturing and outsourcing processes: across commodities — including printed circuit board assemblies, structural and power systems, radar modules, and imaging sensor assemblies. Drive the gathering of data and insights from suppliers to conduct top-tier evaluations of manufacturability, quality, cost-efficiency, capability, and audit compliance.
Partner with development engineering (mechanical, electrical, RF, and: optical/systems), product quality engineering, and program management to deliver predictable supply to Sentry development programs and production programs, and manage exceptions, containments, and deviations for supplier technical performance.
Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical: characteristics for drawings, schematics, and supplier specifications, develop measurement systems and inspection criteria, and lead supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, MSA, Audit, inspection development, PFMEA & AS9102, etc.).
Partner with Category Management and Sourcing Engineering to drive overall: supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery, and fulfillment of strategic goals across all four commodity families.
Own the elimination of supplier risk to improve quality and reliability: across the Sentry product lifecycle, from early prototyping through scaled production. Utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training and documentation to ensure compliance.
What they're looking for
- Work cross-functionally to define and execute the technology/vendor: capability roadmap and delivery schedules needed for future Sentry variants, proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and explorations.
- Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board: (MRB) activities. Review supplier effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the Sentry product team. Drive supplier corrective action and response (SCAR) process.
- Audit the Quality Management System at our suppliers as it pertains to: supplier quality and performance. Define and improve required documentation and activities as needed to ensure Anduril's compliance to flow-down requirements from customers.
- Prepare, support, and lead supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract: deliverables for quality management and compliance.