Quality Assurance Technician – Swing Shift

Overview

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points.

Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join our fast-growing team. This role is responsible for ensuring that incoming parts and materials meet the company’s quality standards and specifications. The ideal candidate has experience in quality inspection, knowledge of industry regulations, and expertise in using precision measuring tools and techniques. This position plays a key role in maintaining supplier quality and compliance while assisting with improving internal processes.

This role also assists in the management, assessment, disposition, and documentation of nonconforming material from Receiving Inspection. A clear and concise disposition of affected material is documented in Echodyne’s Product Lifecycle Management system.

• Apply inspection techniques using a variety of hand inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, indicators, ring gauges and programmable test equipment such as an OGP Smartscope
• Initiate, investigate and resolve nonconformances and maintain appropriate records as needed
• Knowledge of IPC standards
• Ensure proper material identification, segregation and storage of inventory material
• Must be proficient in all areas of Inspection (Receiving Inspection, FAI, PCB/PCBA, Mechanical, Cable, Cosmetics and Final Inspection)
• Works closely with members of Receiving, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to ensure good communication and coordination of activities
• Coordinate Calibration activities to ensure test and applicable design equipment is calibrated per procedure
• Assist in evaluation of inspection methods/fixtures and provide improvement recommendations in conjunction with Engineering and Quality Engineering
• Responsible for evaluating and defining inspection processes for incoming inspection as well as production operations in collaboration with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Engineering
• Maintains current education in the field with internal and external education and training
• Assists with Quality System Audits
• Support and mentor junior inspectors and provide guidance on inspection techniques and quality standards
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Ability to work independently without direct supervision during swing shift hours
• Experience working within a Quality Management System environment
• Experience with PCBs and PCBAs and be able to assist with technical reviews with suppliers, Quality Engineers and Design Engineers
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals and groups
• Ability to work with minor guidance and under pressure
• Knowledge of specification development, industry standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver innovative, effective and timely solutions

• Programming of a multisensor measurement system experience, particularly with OGP products
• Proactive, professional, self-starter and able to work well in teams of various cultures and backgrounds
• Proficient with Mechanical and Test Equipment (M&TE); calipers, micrometers, comparator, digital microscopes, Go/No-go gages, and Digital Multimeter
• ASQ Certified Quality Technician
• IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, or IPC/WHMA-A-620 certified
• Familiar with Society of Plastic Industry (SPI) Cosmetic Specifications
• Lean Manufacturing:
  Kaizen and 6S experience

• High…