Quality Engineering Technician

VEGA Americas, Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

VEGA Americas, Inc. seeks a Quality Engineering Technician to drive quality initiatives, support inspection and validation, and ensure products meet stringent standards from production through delivery.

You will troubleshoot quality concerns, document resolutions, coordinate inspections, validate processes, and maintain test equipment and quality records while contributing to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required; two years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve quality concerns in production or from customers.
• Document problem resolutions and corrective actions.
• Coordinate customer inspections and manage order testing and certifications.
• Perform or coordinate validation of controlled processes, such as welding, soldering, painting, etc.; cross-sectioning of welds and solders; testing adhesion of paint; monitoring in-process inspections in Production.
• Conduct or support in-process, final, and vendor inspections, using tools such as the CMM and Niton Analyzer.
• Coordinate or perform calibration of in-house test equipment, such as the CMM, Niton Analyzer, and test benches; support calibration of gauging.
• Monitor scrap, conduct Pareto analysis, and support corrective action initiatives.
• Maintain and revise quality documentation such as test forms, work instructions, and procedures.
• Measure and analyze key quality performance data and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate internal issue resolution through our Corrective Action system (LifeLines)

Education

Associates Degree in Technical field

Job description

We’re looking for a Quality Engineering Technician to support our team by driving quality initiatives, performing hands‑on inspection and validation, and ensuring products meet rigorous standards from production through customer delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Troubleshoot and resolve quality concerns in production or from customers.
• Document problem resolutions and corrective actions.
• Coordinate customer inspections and manage order testing and certifications.
• Perform or coordinate validation of controlled processes, such as welding, soldering, painting, etc. This would include cross-sectioning of welds and solders, testing the adhesion of paint, and monitoring in-process inspections in Production.
• Conduct or support in-process, final, and vendor inspections, using tools such as the CMM and Niton Analyzer.
• Coordinate or perform calibration of in-house test equipment, such as the CMM, Niton Analyzer, and test benches. Support with the calibration of gauging.
• Monitor scrap, conduct Pareto analysis, and support corrective action initiatives.
• Maintain and revise quality documentation such as test forms, work instructions, and procedures.
• Measure and analyze key quality performance data and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate internal issue resolution through our Corrective Action system (LifeLines)

What You Need

• Associates Degree in Technical field.
• AND two years related experience
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

VEGA Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation to measure level, density, weight, and pressure. Our products have been making industrial processes safer and more efficient for over 60 years.

As an employee, you’ll find VEGA Americas commits itself to the highest quality standards and respect for the individual needs of employees, customers, vendors, and shareholders. Don’t take it from us alone, VEGA has been awarded a Cincinnati Enquirer’s Top Workplace Award for 10 years running!

Our Mission:

With innovative technologies and services, we develop solutions that inspire. Through our sense of simplicity and our focus on people, we are looking to the future with curiosity. Locally grounded and globally connected, together we give values a home.

Our Values:

Curiosity, Humanity, Simplicity, Connectivity

VEGA Americas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy that we will not discriminate against any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE AA Minority/Female/Vet/Disability