Quality Inspector

At Layup Parts our mission is to continually impress our customers. We are a startup utilizing the latest technology to reshape the composites industry by manufacturing high quality composite parts faster and more affordably than anyone else. Our customers are developing tomorrow's high tech products, and we are building technology to accelerate their success.

We value initiative and attitude and are building a team of outstanding individuals who take pride in their work, enjoy mentoring and learning from others, and are eager to tackle any challenge.

• Inspection of molds, tools, and parts for internal use as well as for sale to customers including generation of reports and documentation of those findings for internal and external distribution
• Support the use of and continual improvement to the Quality Management System (QMS), and documentation of relevant manufacturing methods, metrics, and KPIs.
• Documenting non-conformances, dispositions, initiate re-work, and similar quality related duties.
• Receiving inspection and documentation of incoming materials to ensure they meet the necessary requirements and documentation is ingested correctly into Matrix, our internal MES system.
• Providing feedback to relevant parties in production to improve part yield and decrease nonconformance rate.
• Providing feedback to our software team for continual improvement of our internal software tools with the goal of increasing productivity of the company.

• Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!
• Be a strong team member, able to give and accept help to deliver quality parts on time.
• Identify and solve problems quickly, and to communicate issues clearly to prevent recurring issues.
• Have a high sense of urgency, with a strong attention to detail and a resolve to deliver the highest quality.
• Experience with calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM etc.)
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (Work instructions, CAD)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge, understanding dimension and tolerancing
• Experience in a facility with AS9100 or similar QMS standard
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

• 3+ years experience in a quality assurance or inspection role in a manufacturing/production setting
• Experience with 3D surface scanning hardware and software including doing best fits etc.
• Experience with inspection software such as Verisurf.
• Experience with MES, ERP, PLM and similar software tools used in manufacturing and company management such as Jira, Teamcenter, NX, Smartsheets, Netsuite, etc.
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection requirements and processes

Actual base salary will be based on several factors including but not limited to candidates relevant education, experience, knowledge and skill in the core subject matter of the position as well as relevant peripheral qualifications.

Layup Parts also offers equity option grants with most full time offers, as well as a highly competitive benefits including: medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability and life insurance. We have a competitive PTO plan including paid holiday and vacation time, as well as leave policy.

Layup is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.