Quality Technician

Job Summary

The Quality Technician ensures process compliance, performs in-process and final inspections, and supports continuous improvement initiatives within a complex build-to-print manufacturing environment. This role is critical in maintaining high-quality standards and ensuring adherence to industry specifications and customer requirements.
 

Job Responsibilities

• Perform in-process and final inspections on mechanical, electrical, and optical assemblies to ensure conformance to engineering drawings, specifications, and industry standards.
• Conduct process compliance surveillance to ensure adherence to documented procedures, work instructions, and best practices.
• Quickly identify and communicate process deviations and non-conformances, working with production and engineering teams to implement corrective actions.
• Interpret and apply GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) requirements on assembly drawings.
• Utilize precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers and height gauges.
• Review and verify documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Assist Quality Engineers in developing inspection plans, conducting MRB (Material Review Board) investigations, and executing process surveillance activities.
• Support calibration activities, ensuring equipment and tooling meet required specifications.
• Work from complex wiring diagrams, operation sheets, engineering specifications, and sketches.
• Provide guidance to production teams regarding quality control processes and best practices.
• Maintain compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and industry certifications.
• Assist in training new team members on quality inspection procedures and process adherence.
• Adherence to production schedules while maintaining quality standards.
• Pass/fail rates of inspected products.
• Reduction of process non-conformances through proactive process surveillance, product inspection and reporting.
• Compliance with industry standards such as IPC-610, ANSI J-STD-001, and other relevant specifications.
• Effective coordination of multiple inspection activities in a dynamic production environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in quality inspection or a related field.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance principles, inspection techniques, and process compliance.
• Experience working within a quality management system equivalent to ISO 9001 or AS9100, preferred.
• Experience in handling delicate components with adherence to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) best practices.
• Proficiency in interpreting technical drawings, GD&T, and industry standards.
• Knowledge of MRP systems and data analysis tools is a plus.
• Proficiency in using various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and LabVIEW.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• US Citizenship required.