Dimension Control Technician III

DPP•Palmdale, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

DPP is seeking a Dimension Control Technician III for a 12-month W2 contract opportunity with a client in the aerospace and defense manufacturing industry. The position is onsite in Palmdale, California. The role involves creating, assembling, inspecting, and supporting complex tooling and fixtures to exacting dimensional tolerances. The technician plans work from tool design drawings or their own designs, operates optical and precision measuring equipment, prepares fabrication and assembly documentation, and may monitor quality using statistical process or other control procedures. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 3 years of experience in dimensional inspection, metrology, tooling, manufacturing, or a related technical environment.
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, and work instructions.
Ability to use precision measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, dial indicators, and other inspection tools.
Experience performing dimensional layouts, checks, and verification of parts, tools, assemblies, or fixtures.
Working knowledge of geometric tolerancing, datum structures, and dimensional relationships.
Ability to document inspection results clearly and accurately.
Experience identifying dimensional nonconformances and communicating issues to manufacturing, tooling, quality, or engineering teams.
Ability to support root cause analysis and corrective action related to dimensional issues.
Ability to work from written and verbal instructions with limited supervision.
Ability to prioritize work and support production schedules in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including fabrication, machining, assembly, quality, and engineering.
Ability to safely handle tools, equipment, and hardware in a shop or manufacturing environment.
Must be able to obtain and/or maintain required certifications or internal qualifications, if applicable.
U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

Lay out, fabricate, and assemble standard and nonstandard major jigs, fixtures, tool masters, master tooling gauges, and related tooling with compound angles and complex contours.
Establish and coordinate tooling holes and reference points across multiple planes to exacting tolerances.
Plan work and determine methods and sequence of operations using tool design drawings or original designs.
Set up and operate optical instruments to check overall and detailed alignment, fit, and adjustment of assemblies.
Develop and design holding devices and details for jigs and fixtures.
Prepare operational sequences and shop drawings for parts fabrication and assembly by others.
Monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures, as applicable.
Perform dimensional layouts, checks, and verification of parts, tools, assemblies, or fixtures; document results and communicate dimensional nonconformances.
Support root cause analysis and corrective action related to dimensional issues.
Work with fabrication, machining, assembly, quality, and engineering teams while supporting production schedules.