2nd Shift Sr AOI Operator

Mercury Systems; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 44,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health, life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Mercury Systems manufactures PCBs for the aerospace and defense industry. You will ensure product quality by performing in-process visual verification of electronic assemblies, providing real-time feedback to operators, and documenting discrepancies. This role performs complex inspections, production readiness, and guidance to team members.

Hours: 2:30pm-12am. The position requires IPC certifications and hands-on soldering on PCB assemblies, with strong teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• 3–5 years’ experience performing hand soldering.
• Meticulous hand-eye coordination for soldering on complex PCBs.
• Ability to communicate openly for real-time feedback.
• Customer-focused, "Zero-Defect" mindset.
• IPC-A-610 certification.
• IPC-J-STD-001 certification.
• Ability to solder using a microscope for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Perform IPC-compliant in-process visual verification of electronic assemblies.
• Provide real-time feedback to operators and document discrepancies.
• Operate Koh Young AOI equipment and support inspection processes.
• Ensure documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
• Escalate systemic issues to leadership and engineering.

Skills

Hand-eye coordination

Clear communication

Teamwork

Quality-minded

Zero-Defect mindset

Education

High School Diploma

IPC-A-610

IPC-J-STD-001

Tools

AOI Koh Young

Soldering under microscope

Job description

Job Summary

Mercury Systems manufactures PCBs for the aerospace and defense industry. By utilizing the requirements of IPC Industry Standards, you will ensure optimal product quality by performing in-process visual verification of electronic assemblies, providing real-time feedback to operators, and documenting discrepancies accordingly. This role performs complex inspections, production readiness, and provides guidance to team members.

Job Summary

Mercury Systems manufactures PCBs for the aerospace and defense industry. By utilizing the requirements of IPC Industry Standards, you will ensure optimal product quality by performing in-process visual verification of electronic assemblies, providing real-time feedback to operators, and documenting discrepancies accordingly. This role performs complex inspections, production readiness, and provides guidance to team members.

Hours: 2:30pm-12am

Job Responsibilities

• Required to hold and maintain IPC certifications required of the position
• Ensuring quality at a production line level by incorporating spot-inspection, sampling, and 1st-piece verification.
• Verifying compliance of in-process material against Bill of Materials (BOM), Customer specifications and Industry Standards (IPC).
• Ensuring documentation is accurately recorded and collected.
• Escalating systemic issues to Lead, Supervision, Quality and Engineering.
• Documenting non-conformities to the process and specifications
• Initiating regular quality line-audits to ensure all documentation, consumables, and tooling meet requirements.
• Advocating proper ESD, PPE, and FOD prevention
• Operating Koh Young Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) equipment.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced team environment
• Performing soldering in accordance with IPC 7711/7721 when required

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Typically requires a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience performing Hand Solder.
• Must have meticulous hand eye coordination to be able to solder components on complex PCB’s.
• Ability to communicate openly and effectively to provide real-time feedback.
• Customer-Focused, "Zero-Defect" Mindset.
• Must recently or currently hold the following certifications:
• IPC-A-610
• IPC-J-STD-001
• Ability to solder utilizing a microscope for extended periods of time.
• If applicable, candidates will be required to demonstrate their soldering skills by completing a soldering test.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience processing PCB assemblies manufactured for aerospace, defense or medical industry.
• Experience doing leaded and/or lead-free soldering
• Experience working in an Electronics / SMT manufacturing facility
• Experience with operating Koh Young Automated Optical Inspection equipment
• Strong communication skills with attention to detail
• IPC-7711/7721) will assist you in getting this, if you do not actively have.

This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position "

• $44,000.00 - $88,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $49,300.00 - $98,600.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $51,900.00 - $103,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ"

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• prior work experience;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• 401(k) retirement plan;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more aboutWhy Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs

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