Senior Product Quality Engineer, Aerospace
Anduril· Manufacturing : Aerostructures Production : Aerostructures Production
Morrisville, NC$110k - $149kFull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Senior Product Quality Engineer focused on defining, developing, and executing processes to deliver high quality aerospace structures (composites and metallic). Collaborates with design and manufacturing teams to meet quality requirements, drive NPI-to-production transitions, and continuously improve the Quality Management System.
Responsibilities
- Drive product development and production for aerospace programs using processes such as drawing and work instruction reviews, quality planning, inspection, end-of-line metrics, verification, validation, and qualification of processes, parts, and sub- assemblies.
- Drive clarity & resolution for production ambiguities associated with product maturity and process stability.
- Champion the transition from new product introduction (NPI) to a sustainable & predictable, rate manufacturing
- Coordinate quality requirements with the Supply Chain team and develop processes for incoming part and material acceptance.
- Ensure the execution of product and process requirements. Define and improve such requirements.
- Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and inspection process Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team. Establish metrics for measuring quality and the factors that predict quality performance.
- Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Define and improve required documentation and activities.
- Write, implement, and execute to project and program wide quality planning documentation.
- Leverage resources to deliver quality through the product development cycle.
- Design, develop, and leverage elements of the Anduril QMS to meet and exceed aerospace customers’ quality expectations.
- Understand qualification of internal and external manufacturing processes including measurement methods, PPAP/FAI, inspection methods & test protocol & acceptance test plans for aerospace programs.
- Lead the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
- Coordinate with supplier quality engineers who are supporting the design, development and procurement activities with the suppliers for aerospace programs.
- Create training documentation for manufacturing and quality personnel to support manufacturing and quality inspection.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
- Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality on aerospace vehicles or systems.
- Working knowledge of design review and quality management of aerospace parts, assemblies, hardware, and raw materials.
- Experience partnering with production, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and customer facing team members to deliver to customer requirements.
- Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes. Application of industry standards and best practices.
- Experience with CAD systems such as NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA
- 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.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active Secret U.S. security clearance
Skills
Required:Quality planning and managementRoot Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA)MRB (Material Review Board) coordinationCAD (NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA)Quality Management System (QMS)
Nice to have:PPAP/FAI, MSA, GD&T
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available to employees (health, recovery, and related support)
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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