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Please find the job description below and let me know your interest.
Position: Quality Specialist (for Missiles/Barracuda)
Location: Hybrid in Santa Ana, CA or Costa Mesa, CA
Duration: 6 to 12+ months
Mode of Interview: Video
Job Summary
Business Driver: The site needs a hands-on quality resource embedded in manufacturing. They would own the MRB process and keep nonconforming material moving, so it doesn't hold up production capacity. There is potential for long-term growth and conversion.
Must-haves:
3 7 years of hands-on quality, manufacturing, or test engineering in hardware
o Should come from a fast-paced environment: defense tech, high-rate manufacturing, product development, or SpaceX-type companies
o Traditional, slower-moving space or defense backgrounds have been a weaker fit
o More senior candidates are OK if they fit the pay band and have the right attitude
Electrical/electronics-leaning over mechanical
o Inspects PCBs, wire harnesses, cable assemblies, power supplies, and electromechanical assemblies
o Reads schematics and wire diagrams and can catch workmanship defects at the board and harness level
o Strong GD&T and mechanical inspection is a plus, but either strength works
MRB and non-conformance ownership
o Has run or supported a Material Review Board: logging NCs, containment, quarantine, and tracking through closure
o Comfortable making product disposition calls (use-as-is, rework, repair, scrap, RTV) and defending them with engineering
o Has executed vendor RMAs/RTVs alongside warehouse and procurement
Inspection planning and floor support
o Has written incoming, in-process, and end-of-line inspection plans from drawings and engineering direction
o Has trained inspectors and techs on those plans and on data capture
o Can give go/no-go calls on the floor in real time and review work instructions for clarity and accuracy
Root cause and data
o Has supported RCCA (5 Whys, fishbone, 8D, or similar)
o Can dig into inspection and traceability data to spot trends and variation
o Can report weekly metrics (MRB aging, NC volume, cycle time)
Hands-on with calibrated measurement tools such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges. CMM, Faro arm, and scanners are a plus, not required.
Cross-functional communicator
o Works directly with manufacturing, design, quality, and supply chain engineers, as well as suppliers
o Drives triage to closure on time without heavy oversight
Ownership/startup mindset
o Takes initiative beyond the job description and is comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities
o Open to 1-2 hours of daily overtime
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Thanks & Regards
Mohit Kumar
Lead IT Recruiter, KPG99
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