Quality Control Technician

Rune • Mountain View, CA

20d • $50,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Rune is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Quality Control Technician to support product quality throughout manufacturing and receiving. The role performs final inspection and testing, verifies product travelers and manufacturing documentation, conducts incoming and receiving inspections, supports inventory audits, and maintains reporting on quality trends. The technician helps ensure products meet requirements before release or shipment and collaborates with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams to address quality concerns. This is a growth role for someone interested in developing toward Quality Engineering as Rune scales.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in quality control, manufacturing inspection, receiving inspection, or a related technical role.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including organizing, analyzing, and presenting data and generating status reports and KPI summaries.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies in products, processes, and documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, work instructions, and inspection criteria.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple inspection and documentation priorities.
• Ability to collaborate across Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams.

Nice To Haves

• Technical training, an associate degree, or relevant coursework in quality, manufacturing, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with dimensional inspection tools, measurement equipment, and functional test equipment.
• Familiarity with manufacturing documentation, product travelers, inspection plans, and product traceability.
• Experience with ERP, inventory management, or quality management systems.
• Familiarity with quality management standards such as ISO 9001 or other applicable industry standards.
• Exposure to nonconformance reporting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including pivot tables, lookup functions, charts, conditional formatting, and data visualization.
• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC), failure analysis, or other quality engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, dimensional, and visual inspections against specifications, drawings, and acceptance criteria, and document results.
• Verify finished products meet requirements before release or shipment.
• Keep measuring and test equipment calibrated and in good working condition.
• Review travelers, work orders, and inspection records for completeness, accuracy, and proper sign-off sequence.
• Resolve missing information or process deviations with responsible teams before product release, and keep quality records organized and retrievable.
• Inspect incoming materials and parts against purchase orders, drawings, specifications, and certifications, including part numbers, revisions, and quantities.
• Report discrepancies, damaged materials, and nonconforming material, and work with Purchasing and the Warehouse on disposition.
• Track recurring supplier issues and trends.
• Conduct periodic inventory audits to verify part identification, quantities, condition, and lot or serial traceability.
• Reconcile physical inventory to system records and investigate discrepancies.
• Flag expired, damaged, or improperly identified materials for resolution.
• Build and maintain Excel reports and dashboards covering pass/fail rates, nonconformance trends, incoming quality, and documentation completion.
• Provide routine status reports on inspections, open quality issues, and product readiness.
• Analyze quality data to identify recurring issues and communicate findings to management.
• Identify, document, and segregate nonconforming products, and support investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action (CAPA).
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve quality concerns.
• Help improve inspection procedures, checklists, and work instructions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED