Quality Engineer - CNC Process & Inspection Planning

We’re hiring aQuality Engineerto join a rapidly growing, high-precision manufacturing operation in theSan Jose area, supporting complex work across theaerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries.

This isnot a traditional Quality Engineer role centered around audits, supplier quality, or paperwork. This position is much closer to the manufacturing process and will spend the majority of its time developing detailedinspection plans for CNC-machined components.

If you enjoy looking at a complex part, understandinghow it is being machined, what features are being created at each operation, and how those features should be inspected, this is the type of role we’re looking to fill.

What You'll Be Doing:

You’ll work directly betweenCNC Programming, Manufacturing, and Qualityto create the inspection strategy for complex machined parts.

On a typical day, you will:

• Reviewengineering drawings, CAD models, CNC operations, and manufacturing documentation.
• Understand what each CNC operation is doing to the part and which features are being created or modified.
• Use1Factoryto build detailed, operation-level inspection plans.
• Determinewhat needs to be measured, when it needs to be measured, and how it should be inspected.
• Interpret complexGD&T, datums, tolerances, and critical characteristics.
• Develop and supportFirst Article Inspections (FAIs).
• Work directly with CNC programmers when machining intent or process documentation isn't clear.
• Partner with machinists, CMM programmers, inspectors, and engineers to resolve inspection and manufacturing issues.
• Help catch quality problems earlier in the manufacturing process rather than waiting until final inspection.

The goal is simple: when a job reaches the floor, the machinist should knowwhat they're responsible for producing, and Quality should knowexactly what needs to be verified after each operation.

Requirements

We’re open to several different backgrounds. You could currently be a:

• Quality Engineer
• Manufacturing Quality Engineer
• Inspection / Quality Planner
• CMM Programmer
• Senior Quality Inspector
• Manufacturing or Process Engineer with strong inspection experience

More important than your current title is your ability to understandboth CNC machining and dimensional inspection.

Strong candidates will have:

• Experience working withprecision CNC-machined components.
• Strong understanding ofGD&T and complex engineering drawings.
• Experience withFirst Article Inspections / FAIs.
• Experience developing or working from detailedinspection plans.
• Understanding of how a machined part progresses through multiple CNC operations.
• Knowledge of dimensional inspection methods, CMMs, and precision measurement equipment.
• 1Factory experience is a major plus.
• Aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, or similar high-precision manufacturing experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• 401k
• PTO