Quality Inspector

Job Title: Quality Technician

Job Description

The Quality Technician upholds rigorous quality standards by performing detailed inspections on incoming materials and outgoing products before they enter or leave the manufacturing line. This role conducts regular product evaluations, records inspection results in the quality management system, and recommends improvements to inspection methods and quality processes. Success in this position requires strong attention to detail, excellent technical and analytical abilities, and the ability to interpret engineering documentation and apply standardized inspection protocols.

Responsibilities

• Operate incoming-material structural-test equipment and run standardized load-and-stress protocols on received components.
• Perform general part inspections, including dimensional, visual, and functional checks, using a broad array of precision measurement tools.
• Conduct detailed inspections of carbon fiber parts to identify delaminations, voids, and dimensional deviations, and promptly flag any discrepancies.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and GD&T callouts to extract inspection requirements and ensure accurate measurements.
• Define and refine inspection processes as operations scale, including determining what to inspect, how to inspect it, and selecting appropriate measurement tools for each task.
• Accurately record inspection data in the quality-management system, ensuring full traceability of lot numbers, measurements, and inspection outcomes.
• Identify nonconformances, apply hold tags, and collaborate with Quality Engineering and suppliers on root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Perform regular quality assessments on all incoming materials from suppliers and outgoing products prior to shipment.
• Reject products and materials that fail to meet quality expectations and document the reasons for rejection.
• Measure product dimensions, verify functionality, and compare final products against drawings, plans, specifications, and established standards.
• Recommend improvements to production and inspection processes to support continuous improvement of quality controls.
• Complete inspection plans, performance records, and other quality documentation accurately and on time.
• Resolve immediate quality-related and inspection needs in a timely and effective manner.
• Use spreadsheets and quality documentation tools to track inspection results and support data-driven decision making.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives by refining inspection plans, reducing inspection cycle times, and standardizing best practices.
• Plan daily work by assessing outgoing inspection needs, coordinating with production on priorities, and inspecting assemblies such as tail fins, motor pods, wings, and other large components before shipment to distribution centers.

Essential Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on quality inspection experience in manufacturing, new product introduction, or a related field.
• Proven ability to perform dimensional, visual, and functional inspections using precision measurement tools.
• Hands-on experience using digital measurement tools such as calipers and micrometers.
• Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and the ability to apply GD&T requirements during inspection.
• Experience inspecting cross-commodity components, including PCBAs, metals, 3D-printed parts, motors, electronics, and composites.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with quality documentation or quality-management software (for example, systems similar to 1Factory).
• Experience using task-tracking or workflow tools (for example, platforms similar to Jira) to manage inspection tasks and issues.
• General computer literacy, including the ability to use spreadsheets for recording and analyzing inspection data.
• Demonstrated capability in quality control and part inspection within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to identify nonconformances and apply structured problem-solving to support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in measurement, documentation, and reporting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with structural testing equipment and running standardized load-and-stress protocols on components.
• Familiarity with inspecting carbon fiber and composite parts, including identifying delaminations, voids, and dimensional deviations.
• Exposure to electrical troubleshooting in the context of quality inspection for electronic or electromechanical assemblies.
• Experience working with a broad mix of components, such as assemblies, tail fins, motor pods, wings, and other large structures.
• Comfort working with open production-floor environments and collaborating closely with engineers and other quality inspectors.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with Quality Engineer…