Technician 3, Quality Engineering (r3702)

Technician 3, Quality Engineering

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Boston, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI's technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai.

The Quality Engineering Technician plays a critical role in Quality Sustainment in production. QET will be responsible for operational quality over their respective line. This includes overseeing current inspection plan quality, tool calibration, QA initial NCR response, rework inspection, and overall day-to-day production quality assurance.

What You'll Do:

• Quality engineering technicians will partake in conducting comprehensive tests and inspections on raw materials, components, and finished products. This includes adherence to established quality standards and protocols documented in inspection plans.
• QET's are responsible for maintaining inspection plans and revising previous inspection plans to adhere to Shield AI QA standard.
• QET will edit existing inspection plans.
• QET will respond to inspector requests for inspection plan edits and confirm edit is necessary per part drawing.
• Draft vs Released – QET's will switch inspection into "Draft" mode for editing. QET's will NOT Release inspection plans.
• Images must be added with in depth inspection instructions.
• QET will notify QE of Inspection revision and request approval for release.
• Reason for Change – QET will provide reason for change and specific line items they have edited to QE.
• Quality engineering technicians are tasked with the calibration and maintenance of testing equipment and tooling in their respective assembly lines.
• QET's will be the first response from Quality to issues found in production.
• QET's will adhere to a 5-minute escalation strategy outlined below for issue escalation.
• In the event of re-occurring or severe issues, QET will notify QE of issue and perform shop floor containment.
• The QET will run point for MRB activities in production.
• The QET will be directly involved with quality and process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of related experience and training in quality control or related positions
• Understanding of GD&T principles
• Demonstrated ability to use hand tools and calibrated equipment like calipers, micrometers, scales, ring gages, pin gages and other standard measuring instruments.
• Root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action methods

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent in a relevant technical field.
• Experience in quality control or related positions within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and quality documentation.
• Strong knowledge of measurement tools and equipment, including calipers, micrometers, gauges, and optical comparators.
• Familiarity with various inspection methods, techniques, and statistical process control (SPC) principles.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action processes.
• Ability to perform configuration verification of all levels of assemblies/hardware.
• Familiarity with quality management systems and standards, such as ISO 9001.
• Mastery in computer applications, including spreadsheet software and quality management software.
• Strong adaptability, resilience, and grit.

$27 - $41 an hour

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.