Sr. Quality Inspector

Job Summary

In this role, the work being supported ensures the quality of our products meets the high demand requirements of the aerospace industry. Position supports incoming inspection, in-process, and final inspection. Generating non-conforming material records in our Manufacturing Execution System. Performing incoming inspection, in-process inspection, and final inspection to ensure that company standards are met.

• Perform inspection of product/subassemblies to requirements as specified in documentation during incoming, in-process, and final inspection.
• Perform inspection of PCBA, fabricated mechanical parts, and cables but not limited to visual and dimensional inspection.
• Perform inspection of purged product as requested.
• Enter inspection results into manufacturing execution system.
• Generate non-conformance/defect reports as required.
• Perform first article inspections to support the component/part qualification.
• Be able to read and interpret specifications and part prints.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Comply with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Monitor critical equipment and instrumentation.
• Enforce FOE/FOD, ESD and Calibration protocols.
• Communicates and assists in the resolution of quality related problems.
• Performing a variety of Quality Assurance related tasks in support of engineering and operations.
• Be able to mentor other inspectors and provide guidance as required.

• High School Diploma
• Typically requires 7+ years of experience in a Manufacturing Quality Control environment performing in-process, final, and incoming inspection.
• Knowledge of PCBA inspection and IPC-A-600 and IPC-A-610 certification is required.
• Experience working with engineering to drive improvement trends across factory defects.
• Experience leading first article inspection including developing first article templates, and completing full first article data packages.
• Must be detail oriented, have good organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work with little instruction on daily work.
• Knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook.

• Quality inspection lead experience highly preferred.
• Experience working in aerospace/defense industry highly preferred.
• Experience working in an ISO-9001 and/or AS9100 Quality System environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of Aegis Factory Logix a plus.
• Experience with Cable Inspection, certification to IPC-A-620 a plus.
• Knowledge or Certification of J-STD, IPC-7711/7721 is a plus.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Range for this Position

• • $44,000.00 - $88,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• • $49,300.00 - $98,600.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• • $51,900.00 - $ annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide.

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