Incoming Quality Assurance Technician

Job Summary

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Incoming Quality Assurance Technician to join our team. The primary responsibility of this role is to inspect incoming parts and assemblies to ensure they meet our stringent quality standards. This includes performing detailed inspections, utilizing various measuring tools and equipment, and documenting non‑conformances. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality assurance and a keen eye for detail.

In addition to inspection duties, this role includes serving as the Calibration Coordinator. The Calibration Coordinator is responsible for managing the factory’s calibration program, ensuring all measuring and testing equipment is regularly calibrated, maintained, and compliant with AS9100 requirements. This involves maintaining accurate records, coordinating with external calibration service providers, and ensuring that all calibration activities are well‑documented and aligned with industry standards.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting our quality assurance initiatives, participating in internal and external audits, and contributing to continuous improvement projects aimed at enhancing product quality and manufacturing processes. This role requires excellent organizational skills, effective communication abilities, and the capability to work both independently and as part of a team. If you are passionate about quality assurance and have a commitment to maintaining high standards, we encourage you to apply.

• Verify compliance of incoming/outgoing material to requirements and/or external specifications and standards for mechanical, electro‑mechanical, optical, and/or electrical components, cables, wire harnesses, cameras, lasers, etc.
• Review first article reports on various electrical and mechanical processes and products using variable or attribute measuring instruments and techniques.
• Proactively work with Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) / Manufacturing Engineers (MEs) to develop quality/inspection plans for material, maintain quality master data in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Develop and document inspection procedures in collaboration with supervisor and/or SQE.
• Based on data, modify inspection plans.
• Identify, communicate and document discrepancies found of nonconforming material and recommend disposition Discrepant Material Report (DMR) processing.
• Analyze disposition of failed materials for all commodities and coordinate resolution of DMR’d materials.
• Assist in root cause analysis and review of supplier corrective action reports.
• Prepare and analyze quality metrics and trends.
• Coordinate Material Review for discrepant material.
• Contact suppliers and other departments directly to clarify issues and request information.
• Perform process evaluations, data analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Initiate actions (inventory purge, work in progress inspections, inform technicians, etc.) when quality issues are discovered.
• Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Perform stock movement and quality transactions.
• Perform Stockroom/Receiving related duties such as material receipts, stocking parts, issuing parts, cycle counting, and Material Review Board (MRB) transactions.
• Administer calibration of site’s monitoring and measurement equipment.
• Serve as Calibration Coordinator managing the factory’s calibration program, maintaining accurate records, coordinating with external calibration service providers, and ensuring…