IQC Inspector II (Onsite)

Candidate; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) match

Discretionary PTO

Paid parental leave

Medical/Dental/Vision

Wellness programs

Learning & Development

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon seeks a QA/IQC Inspector to ensure quality and reliability of materials for Axon products. You will perform incoming inspections on raw materials, subassemblies, and assemblies, using metrology tools and documentation to verify conformance and maintain traceability.

Location is onsite in Phoenix, AZ, with reporting to the Sr Supervisor, Quality Engineering. This hands-on role emphasizes early defect detection, calibration checks, and collaboration with Quality, Manufacturing, and

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant quality-inspection experience.
• Experience performing quality-control inspections using metrology equipment, handtools, gauges, microscopes, or similar measurement devices.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply specifications, inspection criteria, control limits, and quality documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, documentation discipline, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer and software skills for entering, maintaining, and retrieving inspection data in electronic systems.
• Ability to work in a warehouse or manufacturing environment and safely perform physical requirements, including prolonged standing, sitting, bending, using hand tools, lifting up to 25 pounds, and differentiating colors.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610 and/or IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards is preferred.
• Experience operating a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming quality-control inspections on raw materials, bulk intermediates, subassemblies, and assemblies in accordance with approved inspection plans, specifications, and control limits.
• Conduct visual, dimensional, and functional inspections using metrology equipment, hand tools, microscopes, and other inspection instruments.
• Interpret inspection results, compare findings against established acceptance criteria, and determine or recommend whether materials are appropriate for release.
• Document inspection results accurately in applicable quality and process systems, maintaining complete and traceable records.
• Identify, document, and escalate nonconforming materials, product defects, and inspection discrepancies to appropriate quality and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Verify calibration status for inspection and laboratory equipment and support equipment validation, maintenance, and calibration activities as needed.
• Evaluate material and product quality trends and support problem-solving activities to address recurring quality issues.
• Maintain an organized, safe, and compliant inspection environment, including adherence to sanitation, safety, and quality procedures.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to support material disposition, process improvement, and production readiness.
• Follow required personal protective equipment and safety practices in a warehouse and manufacturing environment.

Skills

Read & interpret specs

Quality inspection experience

Metrology equipment

Documentation discipline

IPC standards familiarity

CMM experience

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Gauges

Microscopes

CMM

Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

YourImpact

AsanIQCInspector,youwillhelpensurethequalityandreliabilityofmaterialsandcomponentsusedinAxonproducts.Youwillperformincomingqualityinspectionsonrawmaterials,bulkintermediates,subassemblies,andassemblies,usingmetrologyequipment,handtools,andqualitysystemstoverifyconformancetoestablishedspecifications.Thishands-onroleiscriticaltoidentifyingissuesearly,maintaininghighqualitystandards,andsupportingreliableproductionoperations.

WhatYou’llDo

Location:Onsiteatour Phoenix, AZoffice
Reportsto:Sr Supervisor, Quality Engineering
DirectReports:None

• Performincomingquality-controlinspectionsonrawmaterials,bulkintermediates,subassemblies,andassembliesinaccordancewithapprovedinspectionplans,specifications,andcontrollimits.
• Conductvisual,dimensional,andfunctionalinspectionsusingmetrologyequipment,handtools,microscopes,andotherinspectioninstruments.
• Interpretinspectionresults,comparefindingsagainstestablishedacceptancecriteria,anddetermineorrecommendwhethermaterialsareappropriateforrelease.
• Documentinspectionresultsaccuratelyinapplicablequalityandprocesssystems,maintainingcompleteandtraceablerecords.
• Identify,document,andescalatenonconformingmaterials,productdefects,andinspectiondiscrepanciestoappropriatequalityandmanufacturingstakeholders.
• Verifycalibrationstatusforinspectionandlaboratoryequipmentandsupportequipmentvalidation,maintenance,andcalibrationactivitiesasneeded.
• Evaluatematerialandproductqualitytrendsandsupportproblem-solvingactivitiestoaddressrecurringqualityissues.
• Maintainanorganized,safe,andcompliantinspectionenvironment,includingadherencetosanitation,safety,andqualityprocedures.
• PartnerwithQuality,Manufacturing,SupplyChain,andEngineeringteamstosupportmaterialdisposition,processimprovement,andproductionreadiness.
• Followrequiredpersonalprotectiveequipmentandsafetypracticesinawarehouseandmanufacturingenvironment.

WhatYouBring

• Associatedegreeorequivalentcombinationofeducation,training,andrelevantquality-inspectionexperience.
• Experienceperformingquality-controlinspectionsusingmetrologyequipment,handtools,gauges,microscopes,orsimilarmeasurementdevices.
• Abilitytoread,interpret,andapplyspecifications,inspectioncriteria,controllimits,andqualitydocumentation.
• Strongattentiontodetail,soundjudgment,documentationdiscipline,andproblem-solvingskills.
• Basiccomputerandsoftwareskills,withtheabilitytoenter,maintain,andretrieveinspectiondatainelectronicsystems.
• Abilitytoworkinawarehouseormanufacturingenvironmentandsafelyperformphysicalrequirements,includingprolongedstanding,sitting,bending,usinghandstohandletoolsandmaterials,liftingupto25pounds,anddifferentiatingcolors.
• KnowledgeofIPC-A-610and/orIPC/WHMA-A-620standardsispreferred.
• Experienceoperatingacoordinatemeasuringmachine(CMM)ispreferred.

BenefitsthatBenefitYou

• Competitivesalaryand401kwithemployermatch
• Discretionarypaidtimeoff
• Paidparentalleaveforall
• Medical,Dental,Visionplans
• FitnessPrograms
• Emotional&MentalWellnesssupport
• Learning&Developmentprograms
• Andyes,wehavesnacksinouroffices

Benefitslistedhereinmayvarydependingonthenatureofyouremploymentandthelocationwhereyouwork.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business