Quality Engineering Technician

Quality Engineering Technician – EV Manufacturing

Join a growing electric vehicle manufacturer and play a key role in ensuring vehicle quality across battery, chassis, and assembly operations. If you have automotive or aerospace manufacturing experience and enjoy troubleshooting, inspections, and quality improvement, this is a great opportunity to get hands-on with next-generation EV technology.

Job Title: Quality Engineering Technician

Job Description

As a 2nd shift Quality Technician specializing in GA/Chassis/Battery, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our EV platform. Your responsibilities will include conducting thorough inspections, implementing quality control measures, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain and improve our production standards. You may also be required to maintain calibrated test equipment, prepare test data, and identify areas for quality control improvement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough quality inspections on vehicles.
• Implement and maintain quality control measures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold production standards.
• Maintain calibrated test equipment.
• Prepare and analyze test data.
• Identify areas for quality control improvement.

Essential Skills

• Experience in troubleshooting and using test equipment.
• Proficient in conducting quality inspections on vehicles.
• Experience in torque applications.
• Background in automotive or aerospace manufacturing.
• Proficient in data analysis software.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in quality control or quality assurance in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the automotive industry.
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Proficient in the use of inspection and testing equipment, such as calipers, micrometers, and multimeters.

Work Environment

The role initially starts on 1st shift for 1-2 months, transitioning to 2nd shift. Mandatory overtime and Saturday work are required. Candidates must have experience working on large vehicle structures.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Garden Grove, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $32.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Garden Grove, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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