Quality Technician II

Company Description

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

This position has the direct responsibility to ensure that the product manufactured, packaged and shipped to our customers conforms to all the established Quality Assurance and Quality Control Requirements.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

•  Analyzes and interprets drawings, sample data, and other materials to determine, change, or measure specifications or inspection and testing procedures.
• Cleans and maintains test equipment and instruments and certifies that precision instruments meet standards.
• Perform inspections for incoming, in process using appropriate inspection tools.
• Collects samples for testing, and computes findings.
• Discards or rejects products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications.
• Inspects materials, products, and work in progress for conformance to specifications, and adjusts process or assembly equipment to meet standards.
• Marks items for acceptance or rejection, records test results and inspection data, and compares findings with specifications to ensure conformance to standards.
• Reviews maintenance records to ensure that plant equipment functions properly.
• Tests and measures finished products, components, or assemblies for functioning, operation, accuracy, or assembly to verify adherence to functional specifications.
• Supports the quality management system by performing internal and process audits. 
• Any other duties deemed necessary by management.

Position Qualifications

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Competency Statements

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities
• Communication - Ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both oral and written
• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current
• Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
• Initiative – Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion
• Decision Making - Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options,  seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions
• Customer Service - Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers

Experience and Skills

• Familiar with ISO-9001:2015 and/or AS9001.
• Experience using QMS software and ERP systems, Costpoint, Gage Trak and TIPQA , a plus.
• High level of computer skills utilizing Microsoft applications, such as Excel, word, Power Point, a plus.
• Familiarity with GD&T is a plus.
• Machine Shop experience is a plus.
• IPC-610 experience or certification is a plus.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Education

• High School or trade school graduate, 3-5 years of relevant inspection experience

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