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Quality Engineer

Rocket EMS•Carson City, NV
•$75,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Rocket EMS is seeking a detail-driven Quality Engineer to champion product reliability and ensure assemblies meet customer and industry standards. The role works cross-functionally with Production, Process, and Engineering teams to prevent defects, investigate issues, and drive continuous improvement across PCB manufacturing operations. The Quality Engineer monitors production quality, investigates nonconformances and yield issues, and develops corrective and preventive actions. The position supports inspections and audits, helps validate processes and equipment, analyzes quality data, maintains quality-system compliance, and provides guidance to production personnel. Due to the nature of work at Rocket EMS, the position may require access to export-controlled technical data or technology. The successful candidate must be eligible to access such information under applicable U.S. export-control laws or qualify for any required government authorization. Rocket EMS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the California Fair Chance Act. Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer has been made; a final offer may be conditioned on a background check consistent with applicable law.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in electronics or PCBA manufacturing environments, including SMT, Through-Hole, Reflow, and Wave Solder.
  • Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610/620, AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems, and data-driven problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Pareto.
  • Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis (SPC).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across teams.
  • Must be eligible to access export-controlled technical data or technology under applicable U.S. export-control laws, or eligible for any required government authorization.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor production quality performance and lead root cause analysis for nonconformances, escapes, and yield issues.
  • Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring problems.
  • Support first article inspections (FAI), in-process audits, and final inspection verification for SMT, Through-Hole, and mechanical assemblies.
  • Collaborate with Process and Manufacturing Engineers to validate new processes, tooling, and equipment from a quality standpoint.
  • Review MPIs, customer specifications, and inspection criteria to ensure compliance with IPC-A-610 and other applicable standards.
  • Analyze defect and rework data to identify trends and drive process and quality improvements.
  • Support DFM reviews, ECOs, and MRB activities to ensure proper documentation and traceability of quality decisions.
  • Participate in internal and external audits (ISO, customer, regulatory) and maintain quality system compliance.
  • Provide quality training and guidance to production operators and technicians.

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