| Location | Santa Clara, CA |
**Position summary **
The Quality Inspector inspects precision-machined components against print and quality standards at first piece, in-process and final stages. You keep every lot accurate and documented under our ISO9001 quality system, so parts ship right the first time.
**Key responsibilities **
Perform first piece acceptance inspections on the shop floor for CNC operations.
Conduct receiving, in-process and final mechanical and visual inspections.
Run CMM inspections and verify tight tolerances.
Conduct First Article Inspections (FAIs) and prepare reports as required by the QMS and customers.
Complete final inspection and certification packages on finished parts before shipment.
Create and maintain quality records, and enter inspection data into company systems.
Help keep measuring devices calibrated and maintained per company procedure and ISO 10012.
Help disposition discrepant material through the discrepant material reporting system.
Support customer, internal and third-party audits.
Support continuous improvement and the company's quality objectives.
**Required qualifications **
6+ years of inspection experience in a machining job shop.
Skilled with calipers, micrometers, height gages, indicators, thread and plug gages, and CMM inspection.
Blueprint reading and working knowledge of GD&T.
Able to interpret customer paperwork to complete shipping and final inspection documents.
Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time in a fast-paced environment.
Comfortable using computers for data entry and record keeping.
**Preferred qualifications **
CMM programming experience, preferably with PC-DMIS
Experience with optical comparators and air gaging.
Working knowledge of trigonometry.
Working knowledge of gage calibration systems.