Quality Control Technician

Advanced Energy; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Disability & life insurance

Health Savings Account

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Parental leave

401(k)

Mental health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Advanced Energy, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, seeks a Quality Control Technician for its R&D pilot line in Redwood City, CA. You will verify and validate early builds, auditing prototypes to meet internal and customer quality standards before scaling production.

You will collaborate with Quality Managers and NPI teams to detect risks early and help generate Product Quality Plan documents with inspection checkpoints and CTQ elements.

Qualifications

• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, BOMs, and assembly docs.
• Understanding defect categorization, rework tags, NCR processes.
• Ability to clearly communicate audit findings to operators and engineers.
• Basic data entry, documentation, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-process and final quality audits on prototypes and pilot units.
• Verify conformance to drawings, BOMs, and work instructions.
• Check work instructions, travellers, and inspection records for accuracy.
• Audit assembly processes for IPC standards and workmanship.
• Record and classify quality issues in the QMS.
• Work with engineers to identify root causes and validate corrections.
• Support First Article Inspections (FAI) and rework validation.
• Monitor NP I quality metrics like FPY and conformance.
• Train build operators on quality criteria and defect awareness.
• Collaborate on Product Quality Plan documentation with CTQ elements.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

Attention to detail

Audit findings communication

Basic computer skills

Education

Diploma or technical certification in Electronics/Mechanical/Quality

Tools

Calipers

Microscopes

Multimeters

Job description

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Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Quality Control Technician in the R&D pilot line, you will play a hands-on role in verifying and validating the quality of new product builds through inspection, auditing, and issue detection. Your focus will be on ensuring that early-stage builds meet internal and customer quality standards before scaling up production. Will interact closely with Quality Managers and NPI assembly teams to ensure risks are detected and addressed at the earliest phase. You will also assist in generating Product Quality Plan documentation that outlines quality requirements and inspection points throughout the product lifecycle.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform in-process and finalqualityaudits through visual, dimensional, andfunctional checks on prototypes and pilot units duringNPIbuilds toverify conformance to assembly drawings, BOMs, and work instructions.
• Check work instructions, build travellers, and inspection records for accuracy and completion.
• Audit assembly processes for adherence to specifications, workmanship andIPC standards.
• Record, classify, and escapequalityissues in real time using the defined QMS tools.
• Work closely with engineers and technicians to identify root causes and validate corrections.
• Support First Article Inspections (FAI) and validate rework effectiveness.
• Monitor and track keyNPIqualitymetrics like, FPY, and build conformance.
• Provide feedback on design or process issues encountered during audit and inspection.
• Assist in training build operators and technicians onqualitycriteria and defect awareness.
• Collaborate withNPIQualityProgram Manager in generating ProductQualityPlan documentation, including inspection checkpoints,qualitycontrol requirements, and critical-to-quality(CTQ) elements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position is an in person role and based in the Redwood City, CA office.
• Environment: Office setting and engineering lab

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, and assembly documentation.
• Basic understanding of defect categorization, rework tags, and NCR processes.
• Strong attention to detailsand ability to clearly communicate audit findings to both operators and engineers.
• Basic computer proficiency for data entry, documentation and reporting.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with QMS standards (ISO 9001),IPC-A-610and R&D prototyping environments
• Prior experience in pilot lines, new product builds, or prototype audit environments

EXPERIENCE:

• 0 – 3 years of hands-on experience inqualityinspection orNPIsupport role.
• Experience with hands-on inspection tools (e.g., calipers, microscopes, multimeters).

EDUCATION:

• Diploma or technical certification in Electronics, Mechanical, or Quality disciplines.

COMPENSATION:

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $24.00 per hour to $31.00 per hour.

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan for eligible positions, and a discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents
• Company matched 401(k)
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to [e-mail]