Senior Quality System Engineer
Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 129,000-171,000 · 3-5 years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 8, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3-5 years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 129,000-171,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Senior Quality System Engineer will lead the development and implementation of Anduril's Quality Management System (QMS) and digitization efforts. This role focuses on scaling quality processes across internal manufacturing sites, supplier sites, and the Arsenal 1 facility.
Responsibilities
- Develop, lead, and manage the execution of the QMS and its top-level processes.
- Coordinate resources and prioritization of tasks to complete internal and external audits of the QMS.
- Manage the implementation and adoption of QMS software across Anduril sites.
- Partner with business systems, product quality, and manufacturing engineering teams to prepare new processes and digital tools.
- Develop an internal QMS roadmap for tools and capabilities to support company scaling.
- Serve as a systems expert for quality tools, processes, and data sets.
- Communicate with external audit agencies and support customer audits.
- Manage the QMS internal auditor process and participate as an internal auditor.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for the QMS and product quality.
- Develop QMS training modules and facilitate training records and retention.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3-5 years of experience in aerospace and/or defense manufacturing
- Expert knowledge of QMS requirements and auditing in a complex product environment (ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, AS9110C, AS9120B, AS6500, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 13485:2016, or TL 9000 R6.3)
- Working knowledge of QMS software solutions (e.g., Net Inspect, Siemens, SAP, ETQ, One Factory, MasterControl, Compliance Quest, Hexagon, PTC, QT9)
- Hands-on experience with data analytics platforms, reporting tools, and data visualization
- Demonstrated project management for software system implementation and onboarding users
- Working knowledge of design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, deployment, and contracts
- Knowledge of ERP, PLM, and BI systems
- U.S. Person status required for access to export-controlled data
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
Preferred qualifications
- Certification as an AS9100 aerospace auditor / lead auditor
- American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications: CQE, CRE, CMQ/OE, or CQA
- Experience with low volume, high complex manufacturing
- Experience working with mergers and acquisition and onboarding teams
- Experience managing/supporting remote site QMS
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $129,000—$171,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive benefits package
Workplace
- Expected travel up to 20% of the time
Skills
- QMS
- ISO 9001:2015
- AS9100D
- AS9110C
- AS9120B
- AS6500
- IATF 16949:2016
- ISO 13485:2016
- TL 9000 R6.3
- ERP
- PLM
- BI
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- Data Analytics
- Project Management
- Root Cause Analysis
