Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for promoting the Quality Management System. They ensure that products are compliant to internal, customer, and industry specifications. The Quality Assurance Technician will participate in the customer contract review process, support the Internal Audit Program, promote the implementation of corrective actions, revise technical documents, analyze inspection data, and report results to management. They will support product release testing, gauge calibration, customer DQR release, and other tasks as assigned.

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission‑critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our facility in Warren, RI is responsible for engineering and manufacturing some of the world's most advanced sealing solutions.

• Audit Program:
  Coordinate internal and external audits; develop and train new internal audit team members; outline audit plans; report deficiencies.
• Review, revise, create, and implement Quality Management Systems processes and written procedures.
• Develop, implement, and monitor data collection processes to detect trends in process control, identify root causes of process deviation, and implement corrective actions to reduce process variability while optimizing product quality. Communicate to management the impact of process variation.
• Perform Customer Contract Review to ensure compliance with regulatory, industry, and customer purchase order requirements; review technical data to ensure manufacturing and inspection processes can produce conforming products; populate quality requirements compliance matrix; communicate applicable requirements to planning, production and inspection departments; communicate special customer requirements to purchasing and supply chain; collaborate with other functional areas to establish quality procedures for meeting customer requirements.

• Standardize inspection sampling plans to ensure compliance with customer requirements and industry practices.
• Oversee inspection reporting, gauge set‑up, and roaming inspection support.
• Coordinate product release testing with Quality Control Technicians and ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Participate in the Control of Non‑Conforming Material process (MRB, RMA, Containment, RCCA).
• Support Control of Monitoring and Measurement Equipment Recalibration system.
• Participate in Mag Seal's Designated Quality Representative (DQR) program and release products on behalf of applicable customers per specified requirements.
• Responsible for storing and handling all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) appropriately to prevent unauthorized access, dissemination, or use of this information or documentation.
• Support all visitor and security policies to protect ITAR/EAR/CMMC/CUI information, documents, product, etc. from unauthorized access by informing management immediately of any concerns.
• Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in employee's work area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Regular and acceptable attendance is an essential function of this job.

• Motivated and energetic; service‑oriented.
• Organized with emphasis on attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities timely and efficiently.
• Strong verbal, written, and interactive communication skills with all levels of employees, management, and business partners.
• Ability to read, understand, and communicate internal procedures and policies.
• Ability to read and understand…