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Salary: USD 36 - 57 / hourly
Divergent 3D is seeking a Quality Inspection Technician III-IV to perform hands-on inspection, verification, and qualification activities supporting LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) sub-assembly manufacturing and printer integration operations. This role is critical to ensuring hardware and processes meet engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, work instructions, and applicable acceptance criteria.
Key Responsibilities:
Sub-Assembly & Printer Integration Inspection: Perform in-process, final, verification, and qualification inspections of mechanical and electromechanical components and assemblies. Inspect sub-assemblies and integrated printer hardware against drawings, specifications, GD&T, BOMs, work instructions, and acceptance criteria. Verify critical dimensions, interfaces, alignment, fit, configuration, workmanship, and assembly conditions. Support inspection activities associated with printer integration, commissioning, qualification, and release.
Metrology & Inspection: Perform complex dimensional and geometric inspections using calibrated manual tools, gauges, and precision measurement equipment. Select appropriate inspection and measurement methods based on part geometry, tolerance requirements, and inspection objectives. Evaluate measurement results for accuracy, repeatability, and conformance to requirements. Verify inspection equipment is appropriately calibrated, controlled, and suitable for intended use.
Inspection Planning & Procedure Development: Create and improve inspection plans and inspection criteria from engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, BOMs, and process requirements. Develop inspection methods, checklists, work instructions, and standardized inspection procedures. Establish inspection points, measurement methods, acceptance criteria, and objective evidence requirements for new or modified hardware. Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to develop practical, repeatable inspection methods.
Qualification & Verification: Perform and document inspections supporting machine, sub-assembly, process, and product qualification. Generate inspection reports and objective evidence required for qualification and verification submissions. Support First Article Inspection and other formal hardware verification activities, including AS9102-based documentation where applicable. Maintain traceability between inspection results, part numbers, serial numbers, revisions, work orders, hardware configuration, and engineering requirements.
Nonconformance & Corrective Action: Identify, document, and communicate non-conforming hardware and process conditions. Initiate or support NCRs, MRB activities, deviation requests, root-cause investigations, and other quality-system processes. Provide objective inspection data to support disposition and corrective-action activities. Perform re-inspection and verify hardware following corrective actions.
Supplier Quality & Supply Chain Support: Support investigation of supplier quality issues identified during manufacturing and inspection activities. Provide objective inspection data to Supply Chain and Quality Engineering to support supplier corrective actions. Identify recurring supplier quality issues and support cross-functional resolution.
Quality Systems & Change Management: Use applicable QMS, ERP, MES, ticketing, or workflow systems to document inspection activities and quality issues. Create and manage inspection-related change requests for drawings, inspection plans, procedures, tooling, and acceptance criteria. Support controlled updates to quality procedures, inspection documentation, and standardized work.
Quality Improvement: Analyze inspection results and recurring defects to identify opportunities for process improvement. Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Engineering to reduce defects, rework, escapes, inspection variability, and hardware release delays. Recommend improvements to manufacturing processes, tooling, inspection methods, and work instructions.
Team & Cross-Functional Support: Work directly with Sub-Assembly, Printer Integration, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations. Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to less-experienced inspection technicians as appropriate. Serve as a technical resource during complex builds, printer integration, qualification, and quality investigations.
The position may be filled at the Technician III or Technician IV level based on demonstrated knowledge, experience, technical capability, independence, complexity of work, and technical leadership.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in quality inspection, metrology, manufacturing quality, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience performing dimensional, visual, and in-process inspection in aerospace, automotive, advanced manufacturing, or other precision manufacturing environments
- Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, BOMs, and acceptance criteria
- Hands-on experience with precision measurement tools and inspection equipment
- Experience documenting non-conformances and supporting corrective-action activities
- Experience creating or executing inspection procedures and inspection documentation
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
- Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds independently; heavier components require assistance or appropriate equipment
- May require extended hours, shift work, or weekend support during development, integration, qualification, and production activities
