Quality Engineer(chas)

AppleOne Technical; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Technical Staffing, Inc. in Fremont, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to support high-reliability PCB assembly with a focus on conformal coating quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The role suits a detail-oriented professional with 1-2 years of IPC/PCBA quality experience working with production, inspection, engineering, and quality leadership. The position emphasizes hands-on quality work, process validation, documentation, and cross-functional problem solving, in a

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of quality experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Familiar with IPC standards, PCBA inspection requirements and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure conformal coating operations meet IPC, NASA, MIL, and internal standards.
• Support masking/demasking, IQC, IPQ, FAI inspection activities for PCBs.
• Perform UV inspection, magnification review, photo verification, coating tests.
• Document NCRs, DMRs, RCCA, CAPAs, audits and quality records.
• Train operators/inspectors on coating quality standards and handling practices.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs and conformance certificates.

Skills

IPC standards

PCBA inspection

Manufacturing quality systems

Job description

Job Summary

A growing electronics and semiconductor manufacturing environment in Fremont, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to support high-reliability printed circuit board assembly operations with a focus on conformal coating quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. This Quality Engineer role is ideal for a detail-oriented quality professional with 1-2 years of experience who understands IPC standards, PCBA inspection requirements, and manufacturing quality systems. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with production, inspection, engineering, and quality leadership to ensure conformal coating processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal requirements. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys hand-on quality work, process validation, documentation, and cross-functional problem solving. The environment values teamwork, training, accountability, and continuous improvement, with supportive leadership focused on developing quality talent and maintaining high standards in a precision manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure conformal coating operations comply with IPC, NASA, MIL, customer-specific, and internal quality standards.
• Support masking, demasking, incoming, in-process, final, and First Article Inspection activities for PCBAs.
• Perform and support UV inspection, magnification review, photo verification, coating thickness validation, hardness testing, and durometer testing.
• Document quality inspection results, NCRs, DMRs, RCCA, CAPAs, SCARs, internal audits, quality alerts, and related quality records.
• Train operators and inspectors on coating quality standards, customer workmanship requirements, ESD, FOD, and material handling practices.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, Certificates of Conformance validation, and quality documentation to support production and shipment requirements.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $90,000 to $100,000 per year.
• Employment type: Direct hire.
• Location: Fremont, CA 94539.

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne Technical is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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