Andrew Davis

Joined Anduril to help scale manufacturing of the Altius-600. Succeeded in the scaling activities and achieved the targeted production goals.

• Supported NPI builds and product transfers by leading cross-functional manufacturing reviews, tooling readiness, process validation, capability studies, and production-release activities, resulting in validated processes and production-ready products.
• Developed and maintained process specifications, equipment setup sheets, SOPs/SOS, control plans, PFMEAs, work instructions, and training materials to support consistent production processes and operator training.
• Applied SPC, DOE, capability analysis, Pareto analysis, and structured root-cause methods to improve FPY, OEE, throughput, changeover time, rework, scrap, and labor productivity.
• Defined manufacturing processes and established production lines and work cells; designed fixtures and sourced tooling and equipment from qualified vendors.
  Created and maintained manufacturing documentation using SolidWorks, Siemens NX, and Teamcenter, including ERP/MES BOMs and associated production data, improving document control and production data accuracy.
• Planned CAPEX and automation projects and coordinated equipment calibration, preventive and predictive maintenance, spare-parts planning, obsolescence, and recovery requirements, improving equipment readiness and production continuity.
• Partnered with vendors and internal teams to resolve manufacturing issues, improve supplier performance, reduce cost, and increase process productivity.
• Mentored technicians and provided manufacturing-engineering support across disciplines using ERP, MES, and PLM workflows and DFM, DFA, and DFX practices, improving team capability and cross-functional issue resolution.

Led NPI activities for smart-energy utility products, collaborating with product development, ODMs, contract manufacturers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams from development through sustaining production. 25% travel

• Owned manufacturing plans and readiness throughout the product lifecycle, including NPI manufacturing gates,
  pre-production and production schedules, equipment, processes, and capacity, helping maintain production readiness from development through volume manufacturing.
• Identified, evaluated, and qualified contract manufacturers, supply-chain partners, technologies, and suppliers for NPI and mass production, establishing qualified manufacturing and supply resources for product deployment.
• Drove development and qualification of manufacturing processes, packages, and techniques for volume deployment while resolving manufacturing issues across external partners.
• Integrated DFM/DFA principles into North American products and formalized manufacturing expectations through DFX guidelines.
• Drove supply-chain continuous improvement focused on cycle time, yield, quality, and cost, using quantified business and manufacturing impact to support recommendations.
• Standardized manufacturing processes with contract manufacturing partners by using shop-floor control systems to enforce routes, manage configurations, validate components, and collect production data, improving process control and production traceability.
• Created and maintained AVLs, BOMs, and ECNs; released controlled documentation and coordinated changes across engineering, supply chain, and supporting organizations.
• Developed, qualified, and refined manufacturing processes to meet safety, quality, efficiency, delivery, and business requirements; traveled to manufacturing partner sites as required.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to document all builds and release manufacturing procedures in order to manufacture, sustain, and improve Fiber Optics products.

• Applied Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to manufacturing and quality activities; conducted time studies and implemented process improvements.
• Developed, verified, implemented, and documented manufacturing processes, methods, procedures, quality-assurance documents, and production NRE to support repeatable production and meet quality requirements
• Led DFX activities, engineering-change implementation, technical personnel training, product build and inspection support, and service-bulletin implementation to support manufacturable products and accurate production changes
• Resolved product nonconformances using root-cause analysis and corrective action and supported processing of customer returns.
• Planned and established production environments, work cells, and product lines using manufacturing process development and production line setup practices to support consistent production and ISO 9000/AS9100 quality requirements
• Developed inspection procedures, control plans, and work instructions for fabrication and assembly workflows.
• Analyzed nonconformance data to identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Led quality inspections for optical assemblies, ensuring compliance with manufacturing specifications and customer requirements.
• Collaborated with production and engineering teams to resolve process variation and improve yield consistency.
• Reviewed supplier quality issues and supported incoming material evaluation for critical components.
• Tracked calibration status for measurement equipment and verified readiness for production use.
• Audited manufacturing processes against quality standards and documented findings for continuous improvement.

Successful transfer of a Major Military Aircraft Fly-by-wire Electronics Drive System to another facility.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams on manufacturing process development, electronics troubleshooting, and bring-up for Class 3 aerospace electronic products, supporting successful product production.
• Applied Lean Manufacturing principles and conducted time studies using Minitab to identify process improvements, resulting in more consistent and efficient production processes.
• Led Design for X (DFX) activities and provided manufacturing input during product design, development, integration, and transition to production, improving product manufacturability and supporting successful new product introduction.
• Reviewed, processed, and implemented engineering changes while supporting customer returns, nonconformance resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions, improving product quality and supporting timely issue resolution.
  Established production environments and product lines using manufacturing process development, tooling and fixture development, and ESD controls, enabling the transition of products into stable production

Supported product design, testing, verification, prototyping, design reviews, and NPI manufacturing using Agile practices, helping improve product readiness for production.

• Performed Engineering Validation Testing (EVT), coordinated qualification testing, and defined and verified test requirements.
• Processed engineering changes; performed root-cause and failure analysis; authored test procedures and technical reports.
• Interfaced with internal and external customers on product performance and transitioned new products into manufacturing.

Assisted with product design and testing to prove out design performance against requirements.

• Documented product by creating schematics, assembly drawings, BOMs, and test procedures using CAD and PLM software.
• Performed EVT, assembled prototypes, participated in design reviews
• Troubleshot electronic systems to identify design issues and provide feedback for improvement.

Debugged new-product designs and supported hardware engineering through troubleshooting, testing, prototyping, and component-level repair, improving design readiness and helping resolve hardware issues before production

Processed customer returned goods by performing incoming ATPs, debugging, repair/rework, then performing detailed returned return to service procedures.

Configure, test, troubleshoot, rework/repair complex communication systems

• Troubleshot and reworked/repaired consumer entertainment equipment.
• Attend OEM training for product repairs
• Implement Service Bulletins and other factory upgrades