Quality Technician

Quality Technician

Location South Los Angeles or Orange County, California; facility to be finalized

Work Arrangement On-site; employment classification to be finalized

Hiring Priority Immediate with one planned position

Target Base Pay $50,000 to $80,000 subject to final classification and approval

Role Summary

Kela is hiring a Quality Technician to inspect products as they are built and establish disciplined quality execution on the manufacturing floor. This role performs in-process and final inspection, verifies objective evidence, controls nonconforming material, and works directly with technicians and engineers to prevent defects from moving downstream. The role is best suited to an experienced inspector who is comfortable building practical quality routines while production processes are still maturing.

Job Duties

Perform in-process and final inspections

Verify dimensions, workmanship, configuration, serialization, and build record completeness before product acceptance.

Document nonconformances clearly, identify and contain affected material, and support disposition and reinspection activities.

Maintain inspection records and product traceability suitable for a regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and production personnel to improve inspection points, control plans, and error-proofing.

Required Qualifications

Three or more years of quality inspection or quality technician experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, medical devices, automotive, or another precision manufacturing environment.

Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and workmanship requirements.

Experience with standard metrology tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, and torque verification equipment.

Working knowledge of nonconformance documentation, material identification, configuration control, and traceability.

Strong attention to detail and the judgment to stop, contain, and escalate work when requirements are unclear or unmet.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality system.

Familiarity with AS9102 first article inspection, inspection planning, sampling methods, or basic root cause analysis.

Experience inspecting electromechanical assemblies, machined parts, additive manufactured parts, wiring, or electronic hardware.