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Quality Assurance Technician
- ManpowerGroup (Boulder, CO)
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**Position:** QA Technician
**Location:** Boulder, CO
**Shift:** Weekend Shift | Friday–Sunday
**Pay Range:** $20.00 – $24.00/hour, based on experience
**Industry:** Advanced Manufacturing / Optics
Position Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented **QA Technician** to join a precision optics manufacturing team on the **weekend shift (Friday through Sunday)** . The QA Technician plays a critical role in ensuring that optical components and assemblies meet all geometric, surface quality, and performance specifications. This position is mobile and operates directly at the source of manufacture, supporting production through hands-on inspection and metrology.
This position reports to the **Quality Supervisor** .
Key Responsibilities:
Inspection & Documentation
+ Qualify optical components and processes against geometric and surface quality tolerances
+ Perform inspections according to ISO 10110, MIL-PRF-13830, and MIL-PRF-48616 standards
+ Identify optical components and verify alignment with process documentation
+ Use inspection tools such as calipers, drop gauges, video microscopes, and tweezers
+ Inspect packaging to ensure it is free of foreign object debris (FOD)
+ Create labels, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), and complete shipping documentation
Metrology & Testing
+ Conduct metrology using equipment for:
+ Surface figure and irregularity (plano surfaces)
+ Transmitted wavefront and wedge
+ Reflected wavefront
+ Radius and wavefront irregularity (curved surfaces)
+ Perform environmental and durability testing (adhesion, abrasion, humidity, temperature, salt fog) in accordance with ISO and military standards
+ Prepare documentation for external testing and review
Process & Quality Control
+ Read and interpret technical drawings, process sheets, interferometer scans, and coating data
+ Identify and report non-conforming materials and communicate findings with Engineering
+ Recommend process improvements and documentation updates where needed
+ Support cross-functional training to reduce inspection bottlenecks and build team capabilities
Qualifications:
+ High School Diploma required; Associate degree preferred
+ 1–2 years of experience in a QA or quality inspection role within a manufacturing environment
+ Familiarity with optical component inspection and metrology strongly preferred
+ Basic to moderate math skills and understanding of optical standards
+ Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
+ Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and quality specifications
+ Proactive, team-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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