Lead Technician, Quality Assurance (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HUT31: Salt Lake City, UT 600 Komas Drive , Salt Lake City, UT, 84108-1229 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Quality Assurance Technician (QAT) provides leadership in the quality of the assembly and build processes in accordance with applicable ISO9001:2015 guidelines and Collins Aerospace internal requirements.  The focus of the QAT is to identify existing and potential nonconformances through inspection and audits of self-inspection.  The QAT will also help prevent defects through risk assessment and mitigation, corrective action, audits, process improvement and Cost of Nonconformance (CoNC) analysis and reduction. 

This role will be performed Onsite at our Collins Aerospace location in Salt Lake City, UT.

What You Will Do

• Evaluates Collins Aerospace or supplier products and processes.  Participates in cross-functional efforts to ensure proper corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner.
• Maintains quality data records, compiles information, and prepares reports for internal and external customers.
• Performs preliminary review and Material Review Board analysis and disposition of nonconforming processes, including First Article inspections.
• Applies quality standards for receiving, in-process, and final inspection.
• Performs workmanship inspections.
• Performs hardware, software, and system product acceptance tests.
• Performs audits in accordance with Collins Aerospace/customer/industry standards, reports results, and assigns and monitors follow-up actions.
• Performs duties required by the Quality Management System
• Maintains equipment calibration and tooling tracking systems.
• Maintains radiation safety certification.

Qualifications/Experience Needed:

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience 
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Preferred Qualifications:

• Quality Assurance experience
• SAP Experience
• ASQ Certifications
• Metrics, databases, and statistical analysis
• Lean Concepts
• Six Sigma
• ISO 9001
• Root Cause Analysis
• Excellent organizational skills, people skills, and communication skills
• Highly motivated and self-directed; Must possess the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, with minimal supervision and direction.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, mis