Quality Engineering Specialist

Title: Quality Engineering Specialist

Pay Rate or Salary Range: $31/hr - $39/hr DOE

Benefits include health, dental, and vision (following 90 days of employment)

Employment Type: Temp2Hire

Schedule: 8am 5pm

Location: Santa Rosa, CA 95403



Job Code: JPC-12547

Tekberry is looking for a highly qualified and motivated Quality Engineering Specialist to work on-site with our client, a top-tier optical manufacturing company. As a W2 employee you will have access to health benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support, training, and cross-functional coordination across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Inspection, Planning, and R&D.
• Analyze manufacturing, coating, inspection, testing, and SPC data to identify trends and recommend process, equipment, and quality improvements.
• Support product testing, troubleshooting, product disposition, and nonconformance investigations, including data analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Review customer requirements, purchase orders, drawings, and specifications and translate requirements into accurate MES product specifications and customer documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and improve process controls, inspection methods, SOPs, and technical documentation to support product quality, yield, efficiency, and consistency.
• Ensure compliance with customer, quality, industry, and safety requirements, including applicable MIL-PRF, ANSI, and ISO standards, while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline OR high school diploma or equivalent plus 3 years of relevant technical, engineering, quality, inspection, process control, or manufacturing support experience.

Experience using Excel, MES, inspection systems, SPC tools, or other manufacturing data systems to review trends, compile results, and support technical decisions.

Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and advanced Excel capability.

Ability to read, understand, interpret, and follow detailed instructions, work instructions, specifications, and written communications.

Ability to write clear, accurate, and concise technical or informational correspondence.

Able to communicate clearly, manage multiple priorities, and work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Team-oriented, collaborative, reliable, and driven to meet goals and improve processes.

Must maintain satisfactory attendance, including timeliness.

This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. Export Controls. Any job offer may be contingent upon the applicant's ability to meet applicable export control requirements.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in thin film manufacturing or a technical manufacturing environment, including optical coating, metrology, inspection, disposition, cleaning, parts assembly, fabrication, or quality support.

Experience developing or maintaining Standard Operating Procedures, Job Safety/Hazard Analysis, Work

Instructions, or other controlled documentation.

Hands-on experience with metrology equipment, such as spectrophotometers, laser measurement systems, Zygo interferometers, part measurement systems, or similar tools.

Familiarity with quality, environmental, and safety programs, standards, and regulations such as ISO 9001, ISO

14001, ISO 45001, Cal/OSHA, and cleanroom requirements.

Familiarity with lean manufacturing methods and tools, including 5S, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement

Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Tekberry, Inc is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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