Quality Engineer

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Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 per year

A bit about us:

Our client is a privately held manufacturer of ruggedized electronics serving the defense and aviation markets. Its team designs and builds computers, printers, and related equipment that have to keep working in places where ordinary hardware fails, from cockpits to vehicles to field deployments. Customers include prime contractors and government programs that expect every unit to perform as promised.

The company began with engineers and operations leaders from the military and aerospace world. It remains a focused, founder influenced business where leadership is accessible and decisions move quickly. The team is small enough that your work is visible, and established enough to hold long term program relationships. The facility is in Southern California, and this role is onsite.

Why join us?

Real ownership. In a lean organization, the quality engineer is a trusted voice on the floor and in program reviews, not one name in a large department.

Meaningful products. The equipment you help release goes into aircraft and mission critical systems, so the stakes are high and your contribution is easy to see.

Variety. You will work across custom designed and modified products, so no two weeks look the same.

Direct access to leadership. Short reporting lines mean your recommendations get heard and acted on.

Stability and growth. A long running private company with repeat customers offers a steady footing and room to expand your scope as programs grow.

Job Details

What you will do

Own quality planning and execution for assigned programs, from incoming parts through final shipment
Lead nonconformance investigations and drive corrective and preventive actions to true root cause
Review build documentation, work instructions, and test procedures with engineering and production
Perform and approve first article inspections and support customer and third party audits
Evaluate supplier performance, manage supplier corrective actions, and support source inspection as needed
Maintain calibration, traceability, and configuration control records
Track quality metrics and report trends to management
Partner with production and engineering to build quality into the process, not just inspect for it

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
3 or more years of quality engineering experience in electronics manufacturing, ideally in aerospace, defense, or other regulated environments
Working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality systems
Familiarity with IPC workmanship standards for electronic assemblies and cable and harness work
Hands on experience with nonconformance reports, CAPA, first article inspection, and root cause methods
Comfort reading drawings, schematics, and bills of material
Strong written and verbal communication, with the confidence to hold a firm line on quality while keeping production moving
Ability to work onsite full time
Must be a U.S. person eligible to work with export controlled technical data

Nice to have

Exposure to airborne equipment environmental and electromagnetic qualification testing
Certified Quality Engineer or similar credential
Experience with a small or midsize manufacturer where you wore several hats
Familiarity with government and prime contractor quality requirements

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