Quality Inspector (Electro-Mechanical Assembly)

Neros Technologies • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

Neros is a defense technology company that designs and manufactures unmanned systems. The Quality Inspector inspects parts, sub-assemblies, and finished vehicles throughout the factory, from incoming inspection through final assembly. The role helps ensure mechanical and electrical hardware meets requirements and that defects are caught before hardware proceeds through production.

This is a hands-on production-floor role inspecting hardware against engineering drawings and workmanship standards, documenting findings, containing questionable hardware, and bringing defects to the appropriate teams. The inspector is responsible for quality checks from incoming parts through finished drones.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• At least 2 years of hands-on mechanical or electro-mechanical inspection experience in a manufacturing production environment.
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings, including GD&T, as well as bills of materials and work instructions.
• Proficiency with precision measurement tools and inspection methods.
• Experience documenting nonconformances in an NCR, MES, or ERP system.

Nice To Haves

• Current IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification.
• Experience with CMM or automated vision inspection.
• Experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system, ideally in aerospace or defense manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming, first article, in-process, and final inspections of mechanical parts, electro-mechanical sub-assemblies, and finished vehicles against drawings, specifications, and workmanship standards.
• Verify dimensions and assembly workmanship, including GD&T, fastener torque, connector mating, and harness routing, using precision inspection tools.
• Verify supplier documentation, including certificates of conformance, inspection reports, and traceability.
• Execute inspection plans, sampling plans, and work instructions independently, and record results accurately and completely in production systems.
• Identify and document nonconformances, contain suspect hardware, and verify that required actions from MRB dispositions are complete before releasing hardware back to production.
• Report recurring defects and systemic issues to engineering, production, and supply chain.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

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