Quality Control Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (already present), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented details. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Location: Hayward, CA - Reporting To: Director of Manufacturing - Travel: Approximately 25%, including domestic and international travel as business needs require - About the Role: paragraph. - Key Responsibilities: many bullet points under subheadings: Manufacturing Quality & Inspection, Nonconformance & Corrective Action, Supplier & Contract Manufacturing Quality, Quality Systems & Process Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration. - Essential Skills & Experience: list of bullet-like sentences. - Qualifications: bullet list. - Preferred Qualifications: bullet list. - Personal Attributes: bullet list. - What We Offer: bullet list. - How to Apply: instructions (should be removed as per rule: remove application instructions). So we drop that. We need to map to sections: About the role (we have). Responsibilities: we can combine the responsibilities content. Requirements: maybe combine Qualifications + Preferred Qualifications? But we need separate sections if content exists. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple sections. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - About the role: yes. - Responsibilities: yes (Key Responsibilities). - Requirements: maybe we can put Qualifications as Requirements? But we also have Qualifications section. The instruction list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We need to decide based on content: The posting has "Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Could treat "Qualifications" as mandatory qualifications, and "Preferred Qualifications" as optional. Could also put "Requirements" for mandatory qualifications, and "Qualifications" for preferred? But they said use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if we have content. We have "Essential Skills & Experience" which could map to Skills. We have "What We Offer" which could map to Benefits. We have Travel info (approx 25%) which could go under Schedule? Actually Schedule is about work schedule; Travel is separate. There's no explicit schedule (e.g., full-time, shift). So we should not create Schedule section unless posting states it. It does not. So omit Schedule. Pay: not mentioned (no salary). So omit Pay. Benefits: we have "What We Offer" includes: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge UAS technology; Collaborative and innovative engineering environment; Exposure to the full product development lifecycle; Professional development and training opportunities; Competitive salary and benefits package. That's benefits-like. So we can create Benefits section with those bullet points. Skills: we have Essential Skills & Experience list. Requirements: maybe we can put the mandatory Qualifications (Bachelor's degree, US citizenship, ability to obtain SECRET clearance) as Requirements. And Qualifications section for Preferred Qualifications? But the heading list includes both Requirements and Qualifications. We could treat Requirements as mandatory qualifications, Qualifications as preferred qualifications. However the instruction says "Use

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  with that info. We must not include application instructions. We must not repeat job title. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

  Location: Hayward, CA. Reporting To: Director of Manufacturing. Travel: Approximately 25%, including domestic and international travel as business needs require.

  About the role

  [the paragraph from About the Role]

  Responsibilities

  • Manufacturing Quality & Inspection: Develop, implement, and maintain quality-control and inspection requirements for components, subassemblies, and completed UAS products.
  • Ensure inspection requirements are properly incorporated into manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production documentation.
  • Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities, including dimensional, visual, documentation, bench, and functional inspections as applicable.
  • Review drawings, specifications, Bills of Materials (BOMs), manufacturing work instructions, and other technical data to determine appropriate quality and acceptance requirements.
  • Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure production processes consistently produce conforming hardware.
  • Identify opportunities to improve inspection effectiveness, product quality, process capability, and manufacturing consistency.
  • Nonconformance & Corrective Action: Review and validate reported nonconformances and ensure affected material is properly identified, segregated, documented, and contained.
  • Lead or support investigation of nonconforming material to determine the scope and potential impact on other products, processes, or inventory.
  • Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities and coordinate with Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering on appropriate dispositions.
  • Support disposition of nonconforming material, including rework, repair, use-as-is, scrap, or return-to-vendor actions.
  • Lead or support root-cause investigations and corrective and preventive actions for recurring product or process issues.
  • Track quality issues through closure and verify that corrective actions are effectively implemented.
  • Supplier & Contract Manufacturing Quality: Support qualification, approval, and ongoing quality oversight of suppliers and contract manufacturing partners.
  • Conduct or support supplier surveillance, capability assessments, and quality audits based on supplier risk and production requirements.
  • Ensure KHA drawings, specifications, inspection requirements, and quality expectations are properly communicated and flowed down to manufacturing partners.
  • Support First Article Inspection (FAI), process validation, and other production-readiness activities at supplier and contract manufacturing locations.
  • Monitor supplier quality performance, identify trends, and work with Supply Chain and suppliers to address quality concerns.
  • Travel to supplier and contract manufacturing locations to support production launches, quality investigations, process validation, and corrective-action activities.
  • Help establish consistent quality-control practices across KHA's internal and external manufacturing network.
  • Quality Systems & Process Improvement: Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing quality processes and procedures.
  • Ensure quality activities and records are completed in accordance with KHA procedures and applicable quality-system requirements.
  • Develop and monitor appropriate quality metrics to identify trends and areas requiring improvement.
  • Support statistical process control and other data-driven methods for monitoring critical manufacturing processes where appropriate.
  • Maintain clear and accurate inspection, nonconformance, corrective-action, and quality records.
  • Participate in internal and external quality audits as required.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Test Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to resolve product and process quality issues.
  • Provide quality input during new product introduction, manufacturing-readiness, and production-transition activities.
  • Participate in design, manufacturing, and production-readiness reviews to ensure quality requirements are addressed early in the product lifecycle.
  • Provide practical feedback to Engineering and Manufacturing regarding recurring quality issues, design concerns, process weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization and external manufacturing network.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
  • U.S. citizenship.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET security clearance.

  Qualifications

  • Experience in aerospace, UAS, aviation, robotics, autonomous systems, electronics, or another complex electromechanical manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable formal quality management systems.
  • Experience with First Article Inspection, including AS9102 or similar processes.
  • Experience with Material Review Board processes and disposition of nonconforming material.
  • Experience with supplier quality management, supplier audits, or contract manufacturing oversight.
  • Experience with corrective and preventive action systems, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods.
  • Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability, and manufacturing quality metrics.
  • Experience supporting prototype builds, NPI, low-rate production, or transition into higher-volume manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with inspection and measurement equipment used in mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical manufacturing.

  Skills

  • Professional experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, or a related role involving complex manufactured products.
  • Experience with manufacturing inspection, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and process improvement.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, Bills of Materials, work instructions, and other manufacturing documentation.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing quality systems and structured quality-control processes.
  • Experience developing or applying inspection criteria and acceptance requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to investigate technical quality problems and drive issues through resolution.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work effectively in a hands-on manufacturing environment and interact directly with production personnel.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document and communicate technical quality issues.
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership of problems, and collaborate effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and external partners.
  • Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25%, with the potential for more concentrated travel during manufacturing launches, supplier qualification, or major quality activities.

  Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge UAS technology.
  • Collaborative and innovative engineering environment.
  • Exposure to the full product development lifecycle.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  We must ensure no extra text. Output only HTML. Check for any leftover boilerplate: none. Check that we didn't include Pay or Schedule sections. Good. Check that we didn't repeat job title. Good. Check