QA Engineer - Aerospace & Precision Manufacturing

Ichor Systems, Inc.; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Comprehensive health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

IMG Companies, an Ichor Systems company, is seeking a QA Engineer to support precision manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor sectors. You will drive quality processes, review technical drawings and GD&T, and develop inspection plans for NPIs and FAIRs to ensure conformance.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, CAPA, supplier quality, and collaboration with engineering and operations to reduce defects and improve process controls, training inspectors as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with AS9100 and SAE AS9102 requirements.
• Experience with CAPA, root cause analysis, and NCR management.
• Experience in CNC, welding, or OSP environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve quality processes per AS9100 and customer requirements.
• Review drawings, specs, POs, and GD&T to establish inspection criteria.
• Develop inspection plans for NPI and FAIRs per SAE AS9102.
• Coordinate customer source inspections, audits, and quality assessments.
• Lead investigations of nonconformances and implement CAPA.
• Support supplier quality and respond to NCRs/SRDs.
• Provide training on inspection methods and customer-specific requirements.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100

GD&T

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Customer interaction

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

IMG Companies, an Ichor Systems company, is seeking a QA Engineer to support precision manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor sectors. You will drive quality processes, review technical drawings and GD&T, and develop inspection plans for NPIs and FAIRs to ensure conformance.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, CAPA, supplier quality, and collaboration with engineering and operations to reduce defects and improve process controls, training inspectors as needed.