Quality Assurance Technician — Drive Zero-Defect Quality

Sargent Aerospace; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Savings & Investment Plan

Medical/Dental/Vision Plans

Tuition Reimbursement

Holidays/Vacation/Sick Time

Life & Disability Insurance

½ day Fridays

Job summary

Sargent Aerospace & Defense seeks a Quality Engineering Technician to support QA activities across the product life cycle. You will work with Quality, Manufacturing, Design Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to assist inspections, investigations, and continuous improvement, ensuring compliance and reliability of aerospace components.

Responsibilities include supporting MRB, APQP/PPAP, FAI, and quality metrics, with a focus on root-cause analysis and corrective actions in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering or related technical field OR high school/GED with 3+ years manufacturing/quality/engineering experience.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specs, contracts.
• Familiarity with basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering drawings, and quality systems.
• Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• ITAR/EAR compliance requirements awareness.

Responsibilities

• Model safe behavior and promote zero-defect quality culture.
• Provide technical support to Quality Engineers for product/process quality.
• Read and interpret drawings, GD&T, instructions, and quality docs.
• Support MRB activities including documentation and nonconformance processing.
• Assist with root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Participate in APQP/PPAP data collection and record maintenance.
• Assist with First Article Inspection (FAI) and inspection documentation.
• Collect, analyze, and report basic quality metrics.
• Assist internal product audits and quality system compliance.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

GD&T interpretation

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office (Excel/Docs)

Quality system knowledge

ITAR/EAR compliance awareness

Education

Associate degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

ERP systems

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Job description

Sargent Aerospace & Defense seeks a Quality Engineering Technician to support QA activities across the product life cycle. You will work with Quality, Manufacturing, Design Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to assist inspections, investigations, and continuous improvement, ensuring compliance and reliability of aerospace components.

Responsibilities include supporting MRB, APQP/PPAP, FAI, and quality metrics, with a focus on root-cause analysis and corrective actions in a fast-paced