Anduril
Senior Product Quality Engineer - Barracuda
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Santa Ana, California, United States - Experience
- Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality on previous missiles or high-velocity vehicle systems; preferred: 6+ years developing quality systems for low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments and suppliers.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field; preferred: Master’s degree in a technical field.
About the job
Leads product quality planning, testing, risk reduction, and continuous improvement for Barracuda missile programs from development through high-rate manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Drive quality activities including reviews, inspection, acceptance testing, qualification, and verification across missile products and processes.
- Lead root cause and corrective action, product-health analysis, quality metrics, and quality-system improvement.
- Develop quality plans and guide supplier quality and the transition from product development to sustainable manufacturing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a similar technical field.
- Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality on previous missiles or high-velocity vehicle systems.
- Working knowledge of missile design review and quality management, relevant subsystems, and product development methods including FMEA, APQP, PPAP/MSA, and GD&T.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a technical field.
- 6+ years developing quality systems for low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments and suppliers; experience with IPC standards, government contracts, or listed engineering and manufacturing tools.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, GD&T, MatLab, JMP, MiniTab
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