Senior Quality Technician

Quality Generalist

As a Quality Generalist on our Manufacturing Team, you will be the linchpin of our quality assurance efforts. Your primary focus on inspection will be instrumental in upholding the highest product quality. Collaborating seamlessly with diverse teams, you'll play a key role in refining processes, conducting thorough inspections, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to ensure our products are of the utmost quality.

To succeed you will need to be able to integrate seamlessly with our manufacturing and quality teams, leveraging your inspection expertise to elevate our product quality while also being willing to contribute to ad-hoc projects from time to time. By demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement, proactive problem-solving, and a keen attention to detail, you will contribute significantly to our mission of setting new standards in manufacturing excellence. If you're excited about advancing Biofire's mission, we encourage you to apply.

Day-to-day responsibilities of the role will include:

• Operate incoming-material test equipment, running engineering-defined CMM protocols on incoming mechanical fabricated parts;
• Conduct general part inspections (dimensional, visual, and functional) using our broad array of precision tools;
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints to extract inspection requirements and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD & T) callouts;
• Define our inspection processes as we scale, including what to inspect, how, and selecting the appropriate measurement tool for each task;
• Accurately record inspection data in our quality-management system, maintaining traceability of lot numbers and inspection outcomes;
• Identify nonconformances, apply hold tags, and collaborate with Internal Quality, Supply Chain and Suppliers on root-cause analysis and corrective actions;
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives: Refine inspection plans, reduce cycle times, and standardize best practices;

We understand that not all applicants will possess skills that perfectly align with our job qualifications. At Biofire, we appreciate diverse experiences from various industries, and we encourage all individuals who meet the necessary qualifications to submit their applications. While having the "desired" qualifications may strengthen a candidate's profile, we also welcome applicants with alternative experiences to apply.

• 5 - 10 years of hands-on quality-inspection experience in manufacturing, new product introduction in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics or medical device industries, including:
• The ability to operate existing CMM programs on a Zeiss CMM, ideally with Calypso software.
• The ability to make modifications to / to create new CMM programs given an inspection drawing.
• The ability to maintain, calibrate, service (either individually or through contract) CMM equipment.
• Strong technical literacy: Proven ability to read and work from engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documents, including a solid understanding of GD&T concepts and symbols.
• Demonstrated skill selecting and using precision measurement tools.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Supply Chain and Suppliers) to identify systemic quality issues and improve real-world hardware.
• Proficiency with quality documentation software (1Factory, Arena, etc.), task tracking software such as Jira, and general computer proficiency.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined, process-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ambition to improve the quality function at Biofire by developing inspection plans, making operational quality decisions, and supporting New Product Introduction.

In addition to competitive pay, as a full-time employee at Biofire you are eligible for:

• Stock Options in Biofire, 401(k), HSA - and other financial benefits
• Medical Insurance - including plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans - with $0 payroll deduction
• 3 Weeks Vacation and Sick time (Flex Time for salary positions), and 13 Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave - and other family-building, adoption and surrogacy benefits

The compensation range for this role is $40.00 - $50.00 /hour + stock options + benefits.

This is a full-time, hourly role that will require you to be on-site. Our dog-friendly, state-of-the-art headquarters is located in beautiful Broomfield, Colorado, between Boulder and Denver. This position will require overtime work to meet project deadlines. The ability to work beyond regular hours, including evenings and weekends, is essential. We expect you to bring your very best, and in return, we will provide the support necessary for you to excel.

We're bringing innovation to a technological problem that has persisted for decades, so we depend on diverse, inclusive, and collaborative teams to break new ground and do great work. We welcome people from all qualified backgrounds, and we don't discriminate based on race, religion, color, political affiliation, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

This role handles information subject to US Export Control Regulations. Applicants must be (a) a citizen of the United States; (b) a lawful permanent resident of the United States ("Green Card" holder); or (c) a person admitted into the United States as an asylee or refugee to be considered for the position.