Essential Duties & Responsibilities

First 90 Days – Learn, Contribute, and Build Confidence

• Complete training in inspection procedures, quality systems, and optical and mechanical inspection processes. 
• Perform visual and dimensional inspections while building familiarity with company quality standards and documentation practices. 
• Become proficient with standard optical, mechanical, and metrology inspection equipment and tools. 
• Support quality documentation activities and maintain accurate, audit-ready records. 
• Build cross-functional relationships with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to support overall product quality.

By 6 Months – Build Independence and Capability

• Independently perform inspection activities and maintain accurate, complete quality documentation. 
• Build proficiency with optical, mechanical, and metrology inspection equipment and processes. 
• Apply engineering drawings, specifications, and quality requirements to support consistent inspection outcomes. 
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to support product quality and resolve inspection-related issues. 
• Demonstrate sound judgment, reliability, and accountability in quality and compliance activities.

By 12 Months – Become a Trusted Quality Partner

• Independently support First Article Inspection (FAI), nonconformance documentation, and quality reporting activities. 
• Ensure inspection records, quality documentation, and compliance activities are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• Help drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts through data, collaboration, and quality insight.
• Take ownership of inspection work, ensuring accurate, complete, and audit-ready documentation. 
• Consistently apply AS9100 and/or ISO quality standards while supporting overall product quality and compliance.

How You Know You Are Winning

• Inspection work is accurate, consistent, and completed on time. 
• Quality records and reports are clear, complete, and audit-ready. 
• You confidently apply inspection methods, metrology tools, and quality standards. 
• You proactively identify, communicate, and support resolution of quality issues. 
• The team relies on your technical judgment, attention to detail, and follow-through.

 

Position Requirements

Who You Are (Core Strengths & Competencies)

• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to precision, quality, and continuous improvement. 
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and quality requirements to support accurate inspection and documentation. 
• Hands-on quality experience using inspection techniques, measurement tools, and quality standards in a manufacturing environment. 
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, assess risk, and support corrective actions. 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. 
• Self-directed, dependable, and adaptable in a fast-paced technical environment. 
• Experience inspecting optical components and thin film optical coatings in a precision manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in manufacturing, inspection, quality, or a technical hands-on environment preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience operating within AS9100 and/or ISO 9000 regulated environments.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, specifications, and basic engineering drawings.
• Experience working with precision tools, measurement equipment, and inspection documentation.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn quality systems and reporting tools.

Preferred Extras

• Technical training, certificate, or coursework in manufacturing, quality, optics, engineering technology, or a related field is a plus.
• Exposure to optical components, precision manufacturing, metrology equipment, or regulated manufacturing environments is a plus.