Open as of August 7, 2026

Quality Control Manager

andurilindustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

We are looking for a Quality Control Manager to lead one of our production quality control teams at our factories in the Costa Mesa area. This role will manage multiple supervisors with leads and inspectors for the quality control team. You will partner with heads of production, product quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, and our production teams to ensure quality controls are executed as per expectations. This is not just inspection but leading the development of the controls as well as what happens when controls are exceeded. As a leader, you will be accountable for labor, processes execution, continuous improvement, and advocating quality behaviors across the various production functions. You will partner across the organization and help prioritize process and product quality issues that impact the effectiveness of the control process and the quality of Anduril's products. This role will focus on both product quality issues as well as process issues that impact efficiencies and completeness quality control operations.

What you'll do:

Drive a safety first culture and mentality with your team and partners. Expedite resolution of any safety issues impacting the environment.
Manage our quality control resource plan for the sites and processes, including resource planning, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
Ensure that employees are trained & qualified on work instructions, procedures, and hands-on functions, documenting training records. Must be able to pass internal audits.
Establish performance management and quality controls / insights using dashboard data, production priorities meetings, and collaboration with data reporting teams.
Develop and maintain Quality control standards, ensuring consistent application through staff training.
Drive resource alignment and inspector capabilities for: Incoming/Receiving Material Inspection, In-process inspection, End-of-line Inspection, material containment, and MRB inspection operations.
Drive quality process improvement (QPIs) and investment in manufacturing execution system (MES) and quality management systems (QMS) procedures.
Collaborate with other quality control managers & product quality engineers to ensure consistent execution of the quality controls.
Collaborate with Quality Engineering in the creation of inspection plans for incoming materials, parts, and assemblies from suppliers and monitor their compliance
Utilize Lean Principles to improve key KPIs/Processes such as On-Time Delivery and Product Quality
Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers
Partner with Development Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Quality Engineering to support the new product introduction and prototype part process. Work with incomplete inspection requirements and early design phase parts to capture observations and identification of possible key and critical characteristics that may impact the final inspection plan/procedure/part drawing or specification.
Ensure equipment and facilities are ready and available to meet quality control requirements.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations or related field of study
5+ years of progress Quality and/or Regulatory experience within the Aerospace industry
3+ years of experience working in a Management role
Basic knowledge of budgetary process
Strong understanding of QMS & AS9100/ISO requirements and/or FAA/EASA regulations
Prior exposure to the manufacture of electronic components for Aerospace application
Write and update standard operating procedures (SOP) and understanding of FAIR, COC, production metrics
Perform data collection and statically analysis on the data to drive decisions
Strong attention to detail, observation, organizational, and leadership skills
In-depth knowledge of Quality Improvement and Lean Manufacturing methodologies
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong leadership and decision-making abilities in a production environment
Experience with Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.)
Knowledge & understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
A strong understanding of PCBA manufacturing processes, soldering and testing methods.
Experience producing J-STD-001, IPC-A-610 or equivalent
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)
Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments.
Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams
U.S. Person Status is required as this position needs to access controlled data

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent. IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
Knowledge of 6 sigma, TQM, TPS, Lean, Low Rate Production
Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (Power Supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses)
Experience with data systems, QMS software, automated data collection tools, and a savviness to generate reporting, data visualization, and data queries.
Experience in drafting and revising standard operating procedures and quality trouble shooting guides for inspection and quality control processes.
Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment
Experience with validation and testing sub-assemblies and components.
Experience working with suppliers along with Sourcing and Supplier Quality Engineering teams.
Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams.
Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software.

US Salary Range

$1—$1 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

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