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About BRINC:

At BRINC, we are redefining public safety with an innovative ecosystem of life-saving tools. Our journey started with the development of drones and ruggedized throw phones, designed to access unsafe areas and establish communication to de-escalate tense situations. Today, we've expanded into creating and deploying 911 response networks, where drones are dispatched to 911 calls to provide real-time visual data, enhancing safety and enabling de-escalation-focused responses. Our cutting-edge solutions are utilized by over 600 public safety agencies across America. At BRINC, we are committed to recruiting the world's best talent to join us in our mission to support first responders in saving lives.

About this Role:

BRINC is seeking a Sr. Quality Inspector to ensure that every product we ship meets the rigorous quality standards our customers need as they utilize our drones to complete life-saving missions every day. As the Sr. Quality Inspector you will be responsible for performing in-process inspection as well as final inspection for all BRINC products. You are empowered to identify defects, bring these to the attention of the technician who built the product, require the defect to be repaired/corrected, and evaluate/fix any process gaps that resulted in the defect being generated in the first place. You will partner with the Quality, Test, and Design Engineering teams to identify critical-to-quality characteristics as well as the measurement method used to evaluate them.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use metrology equipment to ensure product performance for highly-complex hardware, including PCBAs, optics, harnessing, soldering, mechanical fastening, adhesives, etc.

• Report nonconformances when defective material is found and establish a process for containing all suspect material.

• Read/interpret work instructions and drawings to define and perform quality inspections.

• Perform critical in-process and final inspections for assembled products and subassemblies, including optics, PCBAs, precision machined components, and composite components.

• Develop SOPs for other inspectors (or technicians) to follow for day-to-day tasks.

• Support Material Review Board discussions to determine product dispositions for nonconforming material.

• Partner with manufacturing technicians to implement sustainable corrective actions when defects are root caused..

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience as a quality inspector of highly-complex products.

• 4+ years of experience reading/interpreting work instructions, engineering drawings, and/or inspection plans

• 4+ years of experience using hand measuring tools, ie height gauges, calipers, micrometers

• 3+ years of experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)

Preferred Skills

• Associate’s Degree or higher

• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) activities

• Certified inspector to IPC-610

• Certified inspector to IPC-620

• Familiar with automated inspection equipment, including Romer arms, comparators, CMMs, and other metrology software based inspection methods

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

BRINC Culture Values:

• Try the hard stuff

• Be innovative - Invent the future

• Move fast

• Listen to end-users

• Strive for excellence

• Don’t build a dystopia

• Be frugal

• Save lives through technology

If you’re interested in this role and in joining BRINC, we hope you’ll apply. We’d love to review your application and get to know more about you!

BRINC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an environment that prioritizes safety, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are committed to hiring the best talent regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We empower every employee to do their best work. If you have a disability or special need, please inform our recruiting team—we strive to provide appropriate accommodations and assistance.

Benefits and perks listed below may vary based on the nature of your employment with BRINC and/or the country within which you work

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for our employees and their families

• 401K plan

• Maternity and paternity leave

• Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time off (Non-Exempt)

• Flexible work environment

• Orca pass (for those in Puget Sound)

• Free parking (Seattle office)

• Free snacks, drinks and espresso (Seattle office)

Salary: $29/hour - $36/ hour

Should you receive an offer, please expect that it can fall anywhere within this range. A multitude of factors will determine a fair salary based on scope of role within the organization, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and evaluation of capability to execute in role successfully (among other critical factors).

Compensation listed below may also be included in an offer. This will be based on the nature of your employment with Brinc and/or the country within which you work

• Equity (stock options)