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UCTΒ is looking for a talentedΒ QA LeadΒ to join us inΒ Austin, TX!
The QA Lead oversees advanced mechanical inspection activities to ensure products meet all quality, documentation, and compliance requirements. This role develops and validates CMM programs, performs complex inspections, and analyzes data to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. It supports crossΓ’ΒΒfunctional teams, suppliers, and customers on quality issues, audits processes for compliance, and guides inspection personnel. The QA Lead also supports NPI efforts, reverse engineering, and inspection method development to strengthen overall quality performance.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs mechanical inspection to ensure all quality aspects of the job are met exactly.
- Inspection includes but is not limited to: Β
- Components, fabricated/manufactured parts & assemblies
- First Piece/First Article, Receiving/incoming inspection, in-process, final inspection, is responsible to ensure give approval before production starts
- Measures Complex components, assemblies and enclosures.
- Checks documents for accuracy and compliance to requirements
- Read and interpret information from engineering drawings, travelers, specifications and other documents to generate a complete and precise CMM Program and inspection report/record.
- Audits Quality Control process / programs to ensure compliance to standards
- Inspection(s) could be internal or external (i.e. source inspections)
- Analyze Data and generates statistical reports (CPK, SPC, Others as required by customer)
- Develop CMM platforms to format reports into desired format(s)
- Interfaces and provides support to other departments, suppliers and customers on quality related issues as necessary
- Reverse Engineering
- Perform reverse engineering functions taking existing product and transforming them, via programming methods, into electronic data for engineering or manufacturing use.
- Requires ability to maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Attain positive results and communication through team effort
- Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills, strong attention to detail.
- Develop inspection techniques and necessary instructions and materials to aid inspection personnel (Level 1, 2 and 3 inspectors) to execute CMM programs.
- Is responsible to evaluate solid models vs. blueprints for differences/discrepancies and drive CA in conjunction with Engineering, Customer, others.
- Is responsible to attend NPI (New Product Introduction) in conjunction with engineering and manufacturing to determine CMM programs adequacy, analyze potential failure modes (Drawing errors) and potential tooling needs to proficiently execute inspection methods.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Other Duties
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications and database software
- Must be computer literate!
- Expert math abilities, will be able to fully determine best inspection practices regardless of part geometry and/or complexity
- Must be able to read and apply production instructions, drawings, BOM schematics, and specifications at an expert level.
- Expert level for mechanical measurement techniques and workmanship standards related to machining and strong knowledge of secondary processes such as paint, power coat, plating, etc.
- Must be able to read and interpret with weld symbols, callouts, wiring and/or crimping requirements.
- Must be able to calculate flat patterns and inspect precision sheet metal
- Expert using all handheld tools (micrometers, calipers, Other)
Educational/Certification Requirement:
- High School Diploma/equivalent
- Some technician coursework/AA degree preferred
- ASQ (American Standard of Quality) certification preferred
Experience Requirement:
Work Experience:
- 10+ years working in production environment in the same and/or related industry
- 5+ years CMM programming (Full time) experience a must
- Able to make suggestions for process development a plus
- Able to program Laser Tracker (Portable CMM) experience a plus
- Mitutoyo and/or Zeiss CMM programming previous experience a plus
- Programming on/offline experience a plus
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Criteria:
Work Environment:
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing and/or environment
Physical Demands:
- Ability to climb, stoops, kneels, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull and grasp.
- Ability to stand for sustained periods of time.
- Ability to exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 15 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Ability to move arms, hands and fingers.
- Required to have visual acuity to perform assigned tasks
Β Environmental Exposure:
- Required to wear personal protective equipment
- Subject to hazards including electrical current, moving mechanical parts, exposure to chemicals and debris.
- Required to have visual acuity to perform assigned tasks.
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