Quality Assurance Technician - 9/80 Flexible Schedule

Leonardo DRS; Fitchburg (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS in Fitchburg, MA is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to support engineers, inspect components, and ensure regulatory compliance. You will follow complex drawings, run sheets, and SOPs, and participate in calibration and MRB activities. Strong ESD practices and mechanical skills are essential for success.

The role emphasizes data collection, IPC/ANSI standards, and collaboration with multiple departments to maintain product quality and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Requires an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must demonstrate strong decision-making and leadership skills.
• Experienced handling small delicate components, using ESD practices.
• Soldering and wire bonding experience a plus.
• Must be experienced in the safe handling of chemicals.
• Experienced in the use of various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and Labview.
• Experience with MRP a plus.
• Must have good mechanical skills

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to engineers and scientist on complex components, devices, material, products, processes and/or equipment
• Work from complex wiring and assembly drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications and sketches and running sheets of significant complexity
• Interpret and follow written documents such as SOPs and safety rules
• Ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements applicable to the company in accordance with State and Federal regulations and any applicable certification required to maintain the certification
• Assist in training new team members
• Interface with other departments to assure efficient flow of information and materials
• Perform Key Performance Indicators: Quality of finished product (Pass/fail rates), Raw material stock levels, Compliance outcomes
• Diagnose cause of electrical, optical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and performs preventative and corrective maintenance
• Modify complex electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Collect data and reviews documentation for conformance, accuracy and completeness. Coordinate and/or inspect product for conformance to drawings and documentation
• Able to interpret and apply industry standards such as IPC 610, ANSI J-STD-001, etc
• Assist Quality Engineers with development of inspection plans, MRB investigations and process surveillance/audit activities; also,
• Calibration - consisting of data collection, coordinating and performing calibration activities, and assisting with verification of equipment and tooling status and improvement opportunities

Skills

Decision making

Leadership

ESD practices

Education

Associate degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Access

Excel

LabVIEW

MRP

Job description

Leonardo DRS in Fitchburg, MA is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to support engineers, inspect components, and ensure regulatory compliance. You will follow complex drawings, run sheets, and SOPs, and participate in calibration and MRB activities. Strong ESD practices and mechanical skills are essential for success.

The role emphasizes data collection, IPC/ANSI standards, and collaboration with multiple departments to maintain product quality and process improvements.