Quality Technician C Security Clearance

Position: Quality Technician C with Security Clearance
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Job Title:

Quality Technician C Job Code: 37588

Job Location:

Palm Bay, FL

Job Description:

Quality Technician (Receiving Inspection) will inspect incoming hardware in accordance with applicable specifications/drawing requirements, perform inspections/tests/audits of purchased parts and materials at receipt, and review Supplier documentation. The Technician will identify and document non-conformances, maintain support documentation, perform sampling/testing of incoming components, raw materials, and build-of-assemblies, and review/report performance data. The technician utilizes measurement gauges, inspection instruments, and microscopes to perform inspections.

Works under limited supervision as a fully proficient individual contributor; assignments are moderately difficult and require sound judgment. May interface with supplier and customer quality representatives to obtain/provide information and reach agreement on quality issues. Works autonomously and may act as a mentor to lower-level peers, providing guidance on tasks.

Essential Functions:

* Perform mechanical and electrical hardware inspection on incoming material in Receiving, including sampling and testing of components, raw materials, and assemblies.

* Perform inspections, tests, and/or audits of purchased parts, units, and materials; maintain accurate support documentation and inspection records.

* Verification of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) against engineering drawings and inspection instructions.

* Utilize measurement devices/tools such as calipers, height gauges (electronic and mechanical), optical comparators, micrometers, scales, and dimensional measurement systems.

* Utilize surface plates, precision measuring tools, gauge blocks, and other mechanical inspection tools/tooling.

* Access drawings, specifications, and inspection instructions; document and disposition non-conformances per procedure.

* Visual inspections of hardware using microscopes and magnifying lenses; photograph discrepancies to support nonconformance reports (NCRs).

* Review Supplier documentation for adherence to Quality Clauses and Drawing Notes; initiate nonconformance reports describing and photographing discrepancies.

* Review and report inspection/performance data; make recommendations for solutions and use knowledge/experience to resolve issues.

* Communicate within and outside the department (e.g., suppliers and customer quality representatives) to obtain/provide information, clarify requirements, and drive agreement on quality findings.

Qualifications:

* Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-secondary/Associate's degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

* Fully proficient job knowledge/skills; works under limited supervision and may serve as a resource to other employees in areas of expertise.

* Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

* Experience in mechanical/electrical inspections utilizing inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, surface plate, electronic and mechanical height gauges, optical comparator).

* Demonstrated ability to maintain support documentation and complete inspections/tests/audits in Receiving.
Preferred Additional

Skills:

* Certified to IPC-A-600.

* Certified to IPC-A-610.

* Certified to IPC/WHMA-A-620.

* Preferred experience:

PWB inspection; electrical part inspection; mechanical part inspection/GD&T inspection.

* Experience running a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).

* Experience using an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument.

* Experience using Keyence measurement equipment.

* Experience interfacing with supplier and/or customer quality representatives and reporting performance/inspection data.
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