Quality Technician

Company Summary

 ARA is a C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests, and installs cutting edge antenna technologies to keep our joint forces secure, superior and safe. We create and deliver a vest array of products for both military and civilian applications that combine innovative discoveries from companies we’ve acquired, including SI2 Technologies and AQYR, whose technologies complement and enhance our trusted systems. Our capabilities span from Electronic Warfare and Military Communications to Radar and Satellite Systems. For more than 60 years, ARA has provided our military with unparalleled information, improved situational awareness, immediate threat detection and precision targeting. 

From ideation to installation, ARA supplies unique antenna systems in both high-volume and smaller quantities to meet our customers’ needs and ensure success. Our US locations have fully staffed outdoor antenna test ranges, engineers, and on-site manufacturing lines and machine shops.

 Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Technician, who 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. The primary responsibility for in-process mechanical inspections and receiving inspections of delivered hardware needed for inclusion into contract/project assembly and final product delivery.

Essential Functions:

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

• 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.
• 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.
• Monitor and control measurement and test equipment for recalls and calibration. 
• Supports the quality management system by performing internal and process audits. 
• Any other duties deemed necessary by management.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement (s)

• 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 – Ability to take on task before being asked.

Experience and Skills

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.

• CMM Operation and programming PCDMIS or similar
• 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

• Must have High School or trade school graduate, 3-5 years of relevant inspection experience.
• AA degree in a technical field such as Drafting, Engineering, Machining, or Quality desired.

 Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran

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