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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Altius

Anduril· Hardware Engineering : Quality
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Atlanta, GA$126k - $167kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer responsible for defining, developing, and executing processes that deliver high quality and reliable precision machined parts for missile and high-speed aircraft programs. Focuses on early engagement with design teams and suppliers to meet quality requirements, driving supplier development, and ensuring compliance across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with design teams to support design development, provide design for manufacturability feedback, and generate product data for precision mechanical parts
  • Leverage machining, molding, additive manufacturing, fabrication, special processes, and inspection/measurement to support design and scale concepts to volume production
  • Drive supplier quality development processes through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies
  • Collaborate with development engineering, product quality engineering, sourcing engineering, category management and program management to deliver predictable supply and manage exceptions/containments/deviations
  • Drive supplier quality readiness by analyzing key characteristics, develop measurement systems, and supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, Audit, inspection development)
  • Partner with Global Strategic Sourcing and Product Sourcing Engineering to improve supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery)
  • Own supplier risk elimination to improve quality & reliability; utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training/documentation for compliance
  • Support RCCA and MRB activities and own containments from purchased goods
  • Review supplier effectiveness of actions and drive SCAR processes
  • Audit supplier Quality Management System and ensure flow-down requirements from customers are met
  • Prepare, support, and lead supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy or similar technical field
  • Experience with producing precision mechanical parts for aerospace or defense
  • Experience scaling supplier capabilities from prototype to low/high rate production; experience with source inspection at mechanical manufacturing, aerospace and defense suppliers a plus; experience flowing down Source Control requirements to Suppliers
  • Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001 QMS requirements; AS9100 Lead / Internal Auditor certification or equivalent a plus
  • Experience performing First Article Inspection to AS9102 and ensuring suppliers have capable control plans
  • Experience driving supplier performance and evaluation; familiarity with SOW, quality clauses, IP, and government regulations (e.g., ITAR)
  • Knowledge of FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements (MSA, quality improvement techniques, GD&T)
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive projects from start to finish
  • Analytical skills for data mining, data quality, metrics, issue management systems, and statistical tools (e.g., Matlab, JMP, MiniTab)
  • Eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% to suppliers, sourcing partners, and manufacturing locations

Skills

Required:Design for Manufacturability (DFM)Supplier developmentAS9100 / ISO 9001PPAP / APQP / PPAP elements (MSA, FMEA, GD&T)

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support provided)
  • Equity grants in majority of full-time offers
  • Corporate housing, transportation, and travel accommodations for training period during relocation to Atlanta for 1 month
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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