Inspection C - Receiving Inspection

L3Harris•Cincinnati, OH

17h

About The Position

Responsible for inspecting, testing, analyzing, and/or auditing highly complex products—including microelectronics, precision mechanical products, PWB components, and assemblies—to ensure compliance with quality standards and customer and regulatory requirements. Inspection may include energetic components and assemblies. Approves conformance to inspection procedures and helps ensure safety, reliability, and hardware traceability for end-item systems and mission solutions through quality inspection oversight. Collaborates with quality engineers to develop inspection requirements and techniques and implement quality plans. Assists with evaluating defect data, identifying trends, and recommending process improvements. Routinely supports and interfaces with Supplier Quality and Program Quality teams. The position follows a 4/10 schedule: employees work 10-hour days, 4 days per week.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, or 2 years of post-secondary/associate-level education and 2 years of prior related experience.
Proficient use of measurement gauges and inspection techniques.
Ability to inspect components and assemblies against specifications, tolerances, and workmanship standards.
Ability to review technical drawings, product/process characteristics, sampling plans, inspection plans, and bills of material.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of four years of inspection experience and four years of experience in a technical environment related to the required skill sets, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
A minimum of four years of experience working independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment.
Knowledge of engineering drawings, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies and inspection.
Experience with J-STD and PWB inspection and requirements.
Experience working with MIL-STD drawings and requirements.
Knowledge and understanding of advanced inspection equipment such as CMMs and Smartscopes.

Responsibilities

Set up and perform inspections of components and assemblies using measurement gauges and inspection techniques to determine conformance to specifications, tolerances, and workmanship standards.
Perform first article inspections as necessary and complete first article inspection documentation.
Review technical drawings, key product/process characteristics, sampling plans, inspection plans, and bills of material, and perform inspections as required.
Use established quality inspection techniques to identify potential product quality concerns and opportunities for improvement.
Communicate quality concerns to the appropriate PQE/SQE team.
Operate optical inspection equipment, including 14-inch, 16-inch, and 30-inch optical comparators.
Use inspection tools including indicator test stands, micrometers, calipers, scales, thread gauges, and plug gauges.
Assess surface finish and workmanship according to required standards.
Review Certifications of Conformance (C of C) and other required documentation for incoming COTS electronics materials.
Review shipping documentation and report deviations as required.
Collaborate with quality engineers on inspection requirements, techniques, quality plans, defect-trend evaluation, and process-improvement recommendations.
Support and interface with Supplier Quality and Program Quality teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.