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Quality Specialist

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA

Level
Specialist
Team
Quality
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
Today

The role in 30 seconds

A specialist quality role at Anduril Industries (aerospace & defense) in Costa Mesa, CA. Also, as a quality specialist, they are responsible for monitoring, inspecting and proposing measures to correct or improve the final product quality standard.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, GD&T, ISO 9001, IATF 16949

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $100k–$149k.

Median of the low and high ends of 89 live postings that list pay, out of 189 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 188 other live quality postings in California.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $100k–$148k, from 87 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 77%
  • FMEA 54%
  • ✓ Supplier quality 49%
  • ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 46%
  • ✓ AS9100 43%
  • ✓ ISO 9001 39%

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Stands out: this posting asks for MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Required qualifications

  • ✓3+ years of experience in a quality role
  • ✓Experience with production support and quality management
  • ✓Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software.
  • ✓Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • ✓Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • ✓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)
  • ✓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 in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard
  • ✓Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams.
  • ✓U.S. Person Status is required as this position needs to access controlled data

Qualifications

  • ✓Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
  • ✓IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
  • ✓ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent.
  • ✓Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance, etc.
  • ✓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 Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
  • ✓Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment
  • ✓Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams
  • ✓Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components

US Hourly Range

$40 — $53 USD

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensur

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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.

About the job

The Quality Specialist is a professional who is responsible for monitoring, inspecting and proposing measures to correct or improve the incoming inspection process to meet quality standards. They are a highly motivated team player who is willing to support a fast paced team environment. They will partner across the organization and help prioritize process and product quality issues that impact the effectiveness of the incoming materials inspection process as well as provide support for end of line supplier inspection. Also, as a quality specialist, they are responsible for monitoring, inspecting and proposing measures to correct or improve the final product quality standard. This role will focus on both product quality issues as well as process issues that impact efficiencies and completeness of of the inspection operations.

What you’ll do

  • •Manages the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process
  • •Partner with Site Supplier Quality Engineering Organization to support Supplier Quality Control
  • •Assist in the root cause analysis
  • •Assist in the dispositioning of non-conforming material and ensure the tasks are completed in a timely manner
  • •Manage internal re-work to support dispositions.
  • •Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process
  • •Communicate the process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements
  • •Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the MRB area for suppliers.
  • •Inspect to verify non-conforming parts and perform investigations related to nonconforming parts.
  • •Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment that are involved in non-conformances impacting production capacity and capability.
  • •Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection, as per direction from product quality engineers. Execute inspection as needed.
  • •Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture in the process.
  • •Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers
  • •Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Anduril's quality policy.
  • •Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements to the inspection process
  • •Perform Verification of First Article Inspection (FAI) on incoming material and coordinate acceptance of FAI data submitted by suppliers.

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