Product Quality Engineer - Turbomachinery

As a Product Quality Engineer, you will work inside & outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that deliver high quality & reliable Turbomachinery products. You will be a critical role in ensuring the reliability, quality, and performance of a jet propulsion systems. Your expertise will contribute to the success of cutting-edge projects in in Anduril’s product portfolio for years to come. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maintain high-quality standards throughout the development, testing, production, and deployment phases.. The right person for this role has knowledge of manufacturing, product development, sub-system performance criteria and metrology, and continuous improvement. If you are someone who loves to build world-class quality processes, work hands-on, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Drive quality processes throughout the product development stages with the propulsion engineering team through design reviews, process development, testing, and qualification of propulsion products. Utilize the product maturity frame work to build a quality plan with partner organizations and deliver to the program schedule and performance expectations.
• Collaborate with propulsion design engineers to ensure manufacturability and reliability. Champion quality planning and execution to customer design requirements and system integration - design, develop, and implement customer quality tools, processes, and procedures with partner organizations.
• Own the elimination of product and process risk to improve quality & reliability across the product lifecycle. Utilize audits, readiness reviews, and training & documentation to ensure compliance. Support the planning and execution of rigorous testing procedures for jet propulsion systems, including engine assembly, pre-test checks, test initiation, and post-test teardown.
• Work cross-functionally to define and execute the product roadmap and delivery schedule of the propulsion systems. Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and project meetings
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities. Review the effectiveness of actions and share lessons learned across the product team. Investigate failures, anomalies, and non-conformities related to propulsion hardware.
• Support the implementation of the Quality Management System on the programs. Define and improve required documentation and activities as needed.
• Create, develop, and provide quality metrics to the project team and stakeholders.
• Prepare, support, and lead customer onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
• Experience in propulsion systems, aerospace manufacturing, or quality engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in turbomachinery engineering. Knowledge of fundamentals of internal combustion engines.
• Experience driving high quality assemble and/or disassemble of complex projects and mechanical structures through developing drawings and work instructions with other engineering functions.
• Proven expertise in the aerodynamics and thermodynamics of turbomachinery.
• Experience driving product quality and performance requirements to test and measurement system development and optimization. Leading the transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing variance testing for product quality coverage.
• 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), Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) 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, NX/CAD, etc)
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with air-breathing propulsion systems (Small jet engines, APUs)
• 5-7 years of experience with developing quality systems for low volume, high complex manufacturing environments and suppliers.
• Professional experience designing, testing, or flying air-breathing combustors, augmenters, ignition systems, variable area nozzles, or turbomachinery.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements, including AS9100 CAA Part21 and Part145, along with ISM (Independent Systems Monitoring) for Part21J
• Experience with government contracts and MIL standard requirements
• Experience with Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Oracle/Netsuite, Jira, Tableau, and Foundry