Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Mechanical Subassembly Composites

As a Senior Supply Quality Engineer you will work inside & outside the organization to define develop and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable composite assemblies and mechanical sub-assemblies used in our Fury and other autonomous air vehicle programs. This role focuses on collaborating and driving engagement with our design teams and suppliers to meet our quality requirements the first time. Everything comes down to clarity and action with our suppliers and partnering with them for world class results across the supply chain. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing supply management supplier development sub-system performance criteria metrology and continuous improvement. If you are someone who loves to build world-class quality processes with suppliers work hands-on with engineering and be accountable for results then this role is for you.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Partner with our design teams to support the design development process provide design for manufacturability feedback and help generate product data (drawings details BOM information and part requirements) for composite assemblies that lead to supplier quality success.
• Use your knowledge and expertise of composites additive manufacturing fabrication special processes mechanical sub-assembly and inspection/measurement to support the internal Anduril design process and ideation. Provide leadership to manage technical risks proof of concepts prototyping and scaling designs for production.
• 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 for precision mechanical parts. Review supplier processes and capabilities to ensure alignment to mechanical & sub-assembly 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.
• Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical characteristics for drawings and supplier specification develop measurement systems and supplier qualification activities (PPAP FAIR Audit inspection development etc.).
• Partner with Global Strategic Sourcing and Product Sourcing Engineering to drive overall supplier performance for cost quality delivery and fulfillment of strategic goals.
• Own the elimination of supplier risk to improve quality & reliability across the product lifecycle. Utilize audits readiness reviews and training & documentation to ensure compliance.
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities while owning containments derived from purchased goods.
• Review supplier effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the 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 Andurils compliance to flow-down requirements from customers.
• Prepare support and lead supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Materials Science or similar technical field.
• Experience with producing composite assemblies and manufacturing of mechanical sub-assemblies for aerospace
• Experience in scaling supplier capabilities and quality from prototype and proof of concept parts to low rate production to high rate production. Experience performing source inspection at mechanical manufacturing suppliers aerospace and defense suppliers is a plus. Experience flowing down Source Control requirements to Suppliers
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements. AS9100 Lead / Internal Auditor Certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience performing First Article Inspection to AS9102 Industry Standard and ensuring suppliers have control plans and inspection processes that are capable of meeting product requirements.
• Experience with driving supplier performance and evaluation. Experience with Statement of Work (SOW) quality clauses intellectual property (IP) and government regulations such as ITAR etc..
• 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) 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 etc)
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time to suppliers sourcing partners and manufacturing locations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in a technical field
• Experience in creating material and process specifications composites mechanical parts and sub-assemblies.
• Working knowledge of the proper application of non-destructive inspection techniques including x-ray and pressure proof testing throughout a process development life cycle.
• Process Failure Modes Effects and Analysis (PFMEA) experience and developing source inspection plans and qualifying the inspection process capabilities.
• Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements
• Experience with Teamcenter NX Oracle/Netsuite Jira and Foundry

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

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