Senior Manager, Supplier Quality, Altius

Anduril
Atlanta
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 143,000 - 191,000 annuallyFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Ownership mindset","Analytical skills","Leadership","Coaching","Data-driven problem solving"]

Lead Anduril’s supplier quality engineering team across critical categories supporting Launched Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance drone programs. You’ll partner with development engineering, product quality, sourcing, and category management to define supplier quality development plans, drive design-for-manufacturability feedback, and ensure readiness through audits, PPAP/FAI processes, measurements, and qualification activities. Manage multi-site supplier performance using KPIs and continuous improvement to accelerate development schedules.

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Senior Manager, Supplier Quality, Altius

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Job Summary

Lead Anduril’s supplier quality engineering team across critical categories supporting Launched Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance drone programs. You’ll partner with development engineering, product quality, sourcing, and category management to define supplier quality development plans, drive design-for-manufacturability feedback, and ensure readiness through audits, PPAP/FAI processes, measurements, and qualification activities. Manage multi-site supplier performance using KPIs and continuous improvement to accelerate development schedules.
Location: Atlanta
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a cross-discipline engineering team focused on PCBA, avionics, cameras, batteries/energetics, precision machined parts, electro-mechanical integration, cable and wire harnesses, and contract manufacturing and sourcing for drone programs.
  • •Partner with design teams to support design development, provide design-for-manufacturability feedback, and generate product data for supplier quality success.
  • •Drive supplier quality development across product development stages through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies.
  • •Ensure supplier quality readiness by analyzing key/critical characteristics, developing measurement systems, and leading qualification activities such as PPAP, FAIR, audits, and inspection development.
  • •Set KPIs, use performance data across multi-site organizations, lead continuous improvement, and recruit/hire/onboard/train SQEs to accelerate development and improve supplier performance.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 143,000 - 191,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or similar technical field).
  • •Minimum 10 years of supplier or operations quality management, including at least 5 years in a management role with growth in Supplier Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
  • •Experience evaluating and auditing manufacturing processes for imaging, gimbals, electromechanical systems, PCBA, propulsion/energetics, composites, mechanical parts, and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies.
  • •Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001-based QMS requirements, with AS9100 Lead/Internal Auditor certification as a plus.
  • •Experience with First Article Inspection (AS9102), supplier control plans, and quality planning methods such as FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, and GD&T.
Experience:10+ yearsDefenseAerospaceSupplier qualityManufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Ownership mindsetAnalytical skillsLeadershipCoachingData-driven problem solving
Certifications:AS9100 Lead/Internal Auditor
Tech Stack:AS9100ISO 9001AS9102FMEAPFMEAAPQPPPAPMSAGD&TMATLABJMPMinitabTeamcenterSolidWorksOracle/NetSuiteJiraTableauFoundry

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS/SCI

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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