Senior Quality Control Technician

Senior Quality Control Technician

Job No: 503771

Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)

Location: Dayton, OH

Category: Research Institute Staff

Department: Advanced Manufacturing - 250710

Pay Grade: T3/T4 - Non Exempt

Advertised: July 31, 2026

Applications close: August 17, 2026


Position Summary:
Inspect the future of Advanced Manufacturing. UDRI invites qualified applicants to apply for our Senior Quality Control Technician at our Dayton location!

This position is for an inspection technician to support advanced manufacturing technologies. Under the leadership of quality technicians, CMM programmers and quality specialists, this role will support inspection of additively manufactured and cold sprayed parts. This role applies conventional and advanced methodologies to produce in process and final inspection reports for the machining, post processing and engineering staff. A working knowledge of blueprint reading and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is essential. The work will primarily support government customers, but some industrial business may be supported by this position as well.

Minimum Qualifications:
T3 Minimum Qualifications
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years directly related experience with manufacturing, inspection, quality control or quality system development/management in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating and running inspection programs using PC-DMIS. Hexagon 201 training at a minimum.
• Experience operating a Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM).
• Experience with GD&T.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
• Organizational skills.
• Successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Effective verbal communication skills with team members at all levels.
• Ability to relate to, and motivate work associates in the spirit of collaboration, relative to correcting mistakes and preventing them in the future.
• Attention to detail.
• Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen.

T4 Minimum Qualifications
- all requirement listed for T3
- A minimum of 12 years directly related experience with manufacturing, inspection, quality control or quality system development/management in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:
• Associate degree in mechanical engineering technology, Quality Control Technology.
• Holds certificate in Quality Control or willingness to obtain through this role.
• Familiar with various manufacturing processes such as casting, CNC machining, forging, heat treat and additive manufacturing for metals and/or plastics.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, demonstrated at all levels of an organization.
• Self-motivated and organized with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated problem solving and time management skills.
• Ability and flexibility to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience with lab environments and adherence to lab policies and procedures.
• Familiarity or demonstrated hands on experience with various CAD/CAM software packages.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective verbal communication skills with team members at all levels.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Closing Statement:
Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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