Quality Inspector - 1st/2nd Shift

For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.   We’re hiring for a Quality Inspector Level 2 position in Hawthrone, CA. This is an opportunity in which you will be supporting the first & second shift on a 2 month contract at full time hours. If you have a passion for mechanical products and a keen eye for quality, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities: • Perform detailed inspections-visual skills (identifying FOD, damage, burrs, and similar defects)

• Proficiency with standard precision measurement tools: Borescope, calipers, pin gages, micrometers, digital thickness gages, comparators, eye loupes, and feeler picks/gauge.

• Basic drawing/blueprint interpretation skills (material specs, parts lists, dimensions, notes)

• Standard GD&T knowledge (Mechanical II level)

• Basic computer proficiency, including typing, system navigation, and file/image uploads

• Strong attention to detail and ability to sustain 100% inspection accuracy across high daily throughput

• Ability to learn and apply XRF material identification techniques (training provided)

• Ability to learn and navigate the WARP ERP system (training provided)

Required Qualifications: • 3+ years of hands-on quality inspection experience.

• Strong ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings and industry/commodity standards.

• Hands on experience with borescopes.

• Proficient in GD&T and validating dimensions preferred

• Ability to adapt to new technology and software.

• Excellent visual acuity to detect defects in complex products.

• Must be willing to undergo a background check.

• Must be ITAR compliant.

SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.​ This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and/or defense articles.