Quality Control Technician
San Luis Obispo, California, 93401, United States On-site
$45,760–$66,560 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Inspired Flight is seeking to add a Quality Control Technician to its Production Team to help ensure every drone that leaves our facility meets our quality, performance, and safety standards. In this role, you'll perform in-process and final inspections on aircraft and subassemblies, run functional tests including power-on checks, motor and ESC verification, sensor calibration, and comm link testing, and conduct tethered hover or test flights per QC procedures. You'll inspect electromechanical work such as solder joints, wire routing, connector seating, and torque values, verify that firmware and configuration match the released build for each unit, and complete final cosmetic inspection and packaging of finished aircraft per BOM. You'll also perform incoming inspection on purchased components and maintain serial number traceability in NetSuite, tag and segregate nonconforming parts, initiate NCRs, and support basic root cause investigations while keeping calipers, torque drivers, multimeters, and other tools within calibration.
What you'll bring
- High school diploma or GED required
- One to three years of hands-on experience in QC, inspection, assembly, or test in an electronics, aerospace, or regulated manufacturing environment.
- associate's degree or technical certificate in electronics, manufacturing technology, aviation maintenance, mechatronics, or a related field preferred.