Inspector - Level 1
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Inspector – Level 1 to join our team in Saint Charles, MO. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Intelligence division, Cutting Edge Optronics is a leading provider of high-power laser diode arrays, high power pump modules and diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer capable of supplying unmounted diode bars, packaged laser diodes, DPSS modules, laser diode drivers and complete DPSS laser systems. Our diode laser-based products have become industry standards and are used in a wide variety of commercial and military applications. Northrop Grumman - Cutting Edge Optronics (CEO) is looking for a highly motivated Inspector. The Inspector will perform operations associated with the inspection of laser diode products. All work takes place in a team-oriented cleanroom. Responsibilities are subject to change dependent upon your personal experience/strengths and specific needs of Cutting Edge Optronics.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent and 0 years additional education and/or related experience.
- No clearance required
- Excellent fine motor skills, including the ability to handle small, fragile materials using tweezers
- Able to work long hours using a stereo zoom microscope or a high power microscope
- Comfortable wearing full cleanroom attire
- Good oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to follow written operational procedures
- Willingness and capability to learn new tasks
Nice To Haves
- 2-year technical associate degree
- Experience with microscopes
- Knowledge of optics and/or electronics
- IPC-A-610 certified
- Six months to one year of relevant experience and/or training
- Experience with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of tasks related to the inspection of laser diode assemblies
- Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection procedures, and pass/fail criteria
- Mark items with detail, such as accept/reject status
- Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems
- Inspect or measure materials or products for conformance to specifications
- Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products and materials
- Adjust or clean products to correct defects found during inspection
- Classify or sort products according to pass/fail status and/or other specifications
- Enter product into database system based on traceable properties
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
