Manager, Supplier Quality

About the Job

As a Supplier Quality Engineering Manager, you will work inside and outside the organization to define, develop, and execute processes that produce high quality and reliable precision machined parts used across all product lines. This is a leadership position accountable for the growth and performance of the SQE Precision Mechanical team and involves driving early engagement with internal design and sourcing teams as well as strong collaboration with suppliers to meet quality requirements the first time every time.

The right person for this role has hands‑on knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain management, supplier development, systems criteria, metrology, and continuous improvement and takes extreme ownership in delivering results and supporting Anduril's mission.

• Collaborate with design teams to support the product development process, provide design for manufacturability feedback, and generate product data for precision mechanical parts that lead to supplier quality success.
• Leverage expertise of machining, molding, additive manufacturing, fabrication, and inspection/measurement to elevate the internal design process by managing supplier technical risks from proof‑of‑concept prototypes to scaled volume production.
• Partner with supply chain to deliver predictable supply and overall supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery, and fulfillment of production needs by aligning product requirements with supplier capabilities.
• Drive supplier quality throughout the product development process through review, validation, and qualification of precision components and mechanical sub‑assemblies.
• Own the mitigation of supplier risk and improvement of quality and reliability by directing supplier qualification activities (audit, FAIR, PPAP) to meet compliance with program and product requirements across the product lifecycle.
• Champion continuous improvement in supplier quality, rate, and delivery performance by reviewing the effectiveness of supplier corrective action and responses (SCARs) and sharing lessons learned across product teams.
• Define and structure key performance indicators (KPIs) and use data to establish critical strategies for supplier readiness across multiple sites and production locations.
• Anticipate and create growth strategies for the team that impact the speed of development and ongoing supplier quality performance, involving coaching, mentoring, and occasionally leading training on quality methods.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard SQEs to make a positive impact on Anduril's culture and mission.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a similar technical field.
• Minimum of 10 years of supplier or operations quality management.
• Experience producing precision mechanical parts for aerospace or defense.
• Experience evaluating and auditing suppliers and manufacturing processes.
• Experience performing First Article Inspection to AS9102 industry standard and ensuring suppliers have control plans and inspection processes that meet product requirements.
• Experience driving supplier performance and evaluation.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO
  9001‑based Quality Management System requirements. AS9100 Lead / Internal Auditor Certification is a plus.
• Working knowledge of quality methodologies such as FMEA, APQP, PPAP elements such as MSA, and GD&T.
• A strong ownership mindset with demonstrated capability to take projects from start to completion.
• Analytical skills and experience with data mining, data quality, metrics generation, issue management systems, and statistical analysis tools.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time to suppliers and manufacturing locations.

• Master’s degree in a technical field.
• Experience creating training plans, staffing plans, and hiring plans.
• Experience scaling supplier capabilities and quality from prototype and engineering validation parts to low rate production to high rate production.
• Experience managing source inspection at mechanical manufacturing suppliers, aerospace and defense suppliers is a plus.
• Experience managing special processes…