Job Title: Quality Technician C Job Code: 37588 Job Location: Palm Bay, FL Job Description: Quality Technician (Receiving Inspection) will inspect incoming hardware in accordance with applicable specifications/drawing requirements, perform inspections/tests/audits of purchased parts and materials at receipt, and review Supplier documentation. The Technician will identify and document non‑conformances, maintain support documentation, perform sampling/testing of incoming components, raw materials, and build‑of‑assemblies, and review/report performance data. The technician utilizes measurement gauges, inspection instruments, and microscopes to perform inspections. Works under limited supervision as a fully proficient individual contributor; assignments are moderately difficult and require sound judgment. May interface with supplier and customer quality representatives to obtain/provide information and reach agreement on quality issues. Works autonomously and may act as a mentor to lower‑level peers, providing guidance on tasks. Essential Functions: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Perform mechanical and electrical hardware inspection on incoming material in Receiving, including sampling and testing of components, raw materials, and assemblies.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Perform inspections, tests, and/or audits of purchased parts, units, and materials; maintain accurate support documentation and inspection records.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Verification of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) against engineering drawings and inspection instructions.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Utilize measurement devices/tools such as calipers, height gauges (electronic and mechanical), optical comparators, micrometers, scales, and dimensional measurement systems.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Utilize surface plates, precision measuring tools, gauge blocks, and other mechanical inspection tools/tooling.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Access drawings, specifications, and inspection instructions; document and disposition non‑conformances per procedure.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Visual inspections of hardware using microscopes and magnifying lenses; photograph discrepancies to support nonconformance reports (NCRs).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Review Supplier documentation for adherence to Quality Clauses and Drawing Notes; initiate nonconformance reports describing and photographing discrepancies.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Review and report inspection/performance data; make recommendations for solutions and use knowledge/experience to resolve issues.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Communicate within and outside the department (e.g., suppliers and customer quality representatives) to obtain/provide information, clarify requirements, and drive agreement on quality findings.</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post‑secondary/Associate’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Fully proficient job knowledge/skills; works under limited supervision and may serve as a resource to other employees in areas of expertise.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience in mechanical/electrical inspections utilizing inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, surface plate, electronic and mechanical height gauges, optical comparator).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated ability to maintain support documentation and complete inspections/tests/audits in Receiving.</li> </ul> Preferred Additional Skills: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Certified to IPC‑A‑600.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Certified to IPC‑A‑610.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Certified to IPC/WHMA‑A‑620.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> Preferred experience: PWB inspection; electrical part inspection; mechanical part inspection/GD&T inspection.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience running a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience using an X‑ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience using Keyence measurement equipment.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience interfacing with supplier and/or customer quality representatives and reporting performance/inspection data.</li> </ul>

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