Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st centurys most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Andurils family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Director of Quality Product Quality Engineering

The Director of Quality serves as theexecutive amplifier and strategic integratorfor the VP of Qualityensuring that intent becomes action, and action scales across teams. This role drives Product Development excellence, builds world-class Product Quality Engineering capabilities, andestablishesa culture of statistical rigor and continuous improvement.

WHAT YOULL DO

Support the VP of Quality in evolving priorities and organizational needs, adapting capacity and focus asrequired

Enable Quality team leaders and division members to maximize efficiency and quality output through coaching and resource alignment

Build internal delivery rhythms, KPIs, and OKRs that drive team alignment, execution fidelity, and risk management

Lead cross-team initiatives requiring executive sponsorship and accountability, acting as go-to problem solver for ambiguous challenges

Partner with Quality Systems Engineering to deploy and track KPIs through scorecards to inform decisions at QBR, MDPR

Foster cross-functional relationships, embedding quality and compliance fluency throughout partner functions

Provide strategic oversight and ensure product line governance in accordance with DCMA compliance and federal mandates

Serve as the connective tissue across the organizationcoordinating, communicating, and facilitating

Own Product Quality Engineering strategyacross all new product development by appropriately leveraging the following functions at the appropriate phase gates: Reliability, System Safety, Supplier Quality, and Quality Systems Engineering

Own daytoday factory quality engineering and sustainment; owns Productization/Recovery execution (productionization, stabilization, ramp support).

Ensure efforts to embed Quality at the sourceare executed and implemented by operationalizing findings from Design for Quality, DFM, and FSS risk magement methodologies.

Develop and execute mitigation strategies identified through root cause analysis, FMEA, and trend analysis; translating findings into design improvements and process enhancements.

DriveDFMEA and PFMEA activities, coaching teams to proactivelyidentifyand mitigate risks before they materialize

Establishproduct validation and verification protocols(DV, PV, reliability testing) aligned withindustrybest practices

Drivedesign review governance, supporting critical phase-gate reviews to ensure quality criteria are satisfied at each milestone

Partner with R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to createclosed-loop corrective action systemsthat feed learnings into next-gen designs

Build and lead a high-performing Product Quality Engineering teamwithexpertisein statistical methods, DOE, MSA, and process capability

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Leadcapability maturity assessmentsfor product development processes, implementing improvement roadmaps

Serve asQuality voice inPDPgovernance, aligning product strategy, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities

Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure early establishment of supplier quality engagement protocols, co-developing quality agreements and performance metrics

DriveVoice of the Customer integrationinto product requirements and quality standards

Leadproduction readiness assessments,validatingprocess capability, tooling, training, and quality systems

Ownproduct quality scorecardstracking first-pass yield, defect rates, warranty returns, and field reliability
Facilitatepost-launch reviewsto capture lessons learned and feed insights into the Product Development playbook

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in engineeringor equivalent technical experiencewith 5 10years of industry experience that includes Quality management within the defense, aerospace ororother end system hardware.

Proven experience leading Product Quality Engineering in complex product development environments

Strong background in DFMEA, Control Plans, DOE, Six Sigma, DFSS, statistical methods, and reliability engineering

Proventrack recordof developing and implementing global Quality strategies.

Experience leading large-scale organizational change and driving cultural transformation.

Deep knowledge of Quality Management Systems and standards such as ISO9001, AS9100, etc.

Experience in interfacing with agencies and managing regulatory compliance.

Experience in a variety of Quality domains, including design, production, supply chain, etc.

Experience in large-scale risk assessment and management at a corporate level.

Strong knowledge in one or more technical or production industry areas as it relates to design for Quality, root cause corrective action, measurement analysis, 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), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

US Salary Range

$191,000—$253,000 USD

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 Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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Director of Quality

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