Quality Control Engineer - Optics

About the role

This position involves regular interaction with external manufacturing vendors, developing and implementing quality standards, and ensuring strict compliance throughout the supply chain. Be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas and skills make a real difference to the entire space realm.

What you'll do

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve QC/QA processes for optical, opto-mechanical, and payload components used in space-based and ground-based systems
• Conduct detailed inspections, audits, and optical performance testing to verify compliance with optical drawings, GD&T, surface quality, alignment
• Establish, document, and communicate optical manufacturing and inspection standards, ensuring vendors strictly follow quality and process requirements
• Maintain comprehensive records of quality assurance activities, inspection reports, test results, non-conformities, and vendor performance
• Regularly coordinate with outsourced optical manufacturing and coating vendors to monitor progress, resolve quality issues

What you need

• 4–7 yrs of experience
• Quality control
• GD&T
• Mechanical engineering
• Fabrication
• Physics
• Performance testing
• Diploma or B.Tech or B.E.

Good to have

• SPC
• Root cause analysis