Quality Compliance Engineer

Anduril Industries · Fort Collins, Colorado · $101,000-$133,000 USD · onsite Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We are seeking a Quality Compliance Engineer to own and advance the quality management system for Battlespace Awareness. Responsibilities Own the BA quality management system and its top-level processes , keeping procedures, work instructions, and records current, compliant, and actually used. Serve as the primary QMS process owner supporting the designated management representative under AS9100D §5.3. Lead QMS planning: quality objectives, risk and opportunity management, and the Management Review cycle. Own the internal audit program end to end: maintain the annual schedule covering every QMS process across the certification cycle, qualify and schedule auditors, protect auditor independence, and drive findings to verified closure. Own the supplier and external provider audit program under AS9100D §8.4. Work product as well as system: support first article inspection (AS9102), nonconforming material and MRB disposition, and investigation of field escapes. Manage the registrar relationship and the full certification cycle , surveillance and recertification scheduling, scope changes, and nonconformity responses. Own the quality KPIs for BA: define them, report them on a monthly cadence to site and division leadership, investigate adverse trends, and drive the improvement actions that move them. Run recurring 6S and FOD audits on the production floor , scoring, trending, and closing findings with Production and Ops. Driving root cause analysis and corrective action with internal findings from audits and customer visits. Own document and record control: the procedure hierarchy, revision control, approval routing, and retention per AS9100D §7.5. Partner with product quality engineers and manufacturing engineers during the new product development phase to help prepare new products and sites to meet QMS requirements. Develop our internal QMS road map for tools and capabilities to match the scaling of the company. Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that benefit the QMS and product quality. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree and 4-7 years of experience in aerospace and/or defense manufacturing Deep working knowledge of QMS requirements and auditing in a complex product environment , specifically AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015. Trained AS9100D internal auditor, or able to complete certification within 90 days of hire. Demonstrated ownership of a corrective action system. Working knowledge of design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, deployment, contracts, and other organizations that are part of a company-wide audit Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Business Intelligence (BI) systems. Experience working with DCMA, DFARs, and other government and defense programs and requirements Experience with ESD, FOD, and counterfeit programs. A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to drive projects from start to completion Proven track record of implementation and success with QMS U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data Expected travel 20% of the time DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Certification as an AS9100 lead auditor One or more American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications: CQE, CRE, CMQ/OE, CQA Product-side quality experience , first article inspection (AS9102), MRB, PFMEA, control plans, or field failure investigation. Experience with low volume, highly complex manufacturing Experience harmonizing an acquired site’s QMS into a parent company’s system