Quality Technician II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Quality Technician II will plan, lead, and perform technical activities.  The Quality Technician II will grow to be considered a Subject Matter Expert in their assigned position and be responsible for training, improvement, and independent problem solving in their area.  The Quality Technician II will regularly interface with Quality Engineering, Production Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Test as needed.

Title: Quality Technician II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $27.00 - 40.00/hour

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

On-site position at our Lafayette, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

Benefits:

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities: 

• Find ways to continuously improve the processes in their area. 

• Assist in establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving department process documentation. 

• Drive Lean Manufacturing principles throughout the organization as it pertains to quality assurance methodology.  

• Foster a collaborative and interactive team environment that supports both a learning and teaching culture. Maintain an effective working relationship with others in the company. 

• Follow established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and in corporate directives for the safe performance of daily activities. Proactively suggest improvements and elevate issues to management. 

• Assist with the calibration program.  Make sure all tools that need to be in the program are included, that they get sent out and returned on the correct frequency, the needed data is obtained, and the quality records are kept.  Help locate missing tools. 

• Interface with calibration suppliers to get tools sent out, returned, and repaired if necessary. 

• Start NCRs and shepherd the determination of risk/actions when OOT tools are received. 

• Operate x-ray equipment. 

• Be involved in audits of the calibration system. 

• Inspect mechanical and electrical components as needed. 

• Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications/Education: 

• A.A.S. or A.S. in a technical discipline OR equivalent experience. 

• 2+ years of relevant experience.            

• Experience in aerospace/defense, electronics contract manufacturing, and/or high precision machining. 

• Experience with calibration programs and knowledge of ISO17025 preferred. 

• Experience using computers for data entry, item lookups, etc.  Experience with MS Word and Excel. 

• Basic understanding of material flow in a manufacturing environment and importance of measuring tool calibration. 

• Familiarity with ISO9001 and AS9100 requirements as it pertains to manufacturing and quality operations. AS9100 experience preferred. 

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.  However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at
HR@bluecanyontech.com.