QAQC Engineer
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm (May require occasional weekend or off-hours work as needed)
Pay Rate: $36.06 hourly
Location: Chandler, AZ
Position Type: Full Time
Benefits: This position is eligible for WGNSTAR’s full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k). Additional benefits are listed at the end of this posting.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the AMHS project Quality Plan, ITPs, and checklists covering mechanical, electrical, and controls scopes.
- Define acceptance criteria with internal, customer and vendor stakeholders; align quality controls with drawings, specifications, and cleanroom protocols.
- Establish QC hold points and witness points for critical activities (e.g., OHT track alignment, torque verification, insulation resistance tests, controls I/O checks).
- Perform in‑process and final inspections for OHT track installation, support structures, and mechanical interfaces.
- Verify electrical workmanship and controls installation.
- Oversee test execution for subsystem readiness: mechanical run‑outs, obstruction checks, power‑up checks, dry‑runs, and pre‑commissioning tests.
- Maintain complete QC records.
- Track quality KPIs and publish weekly dashboards.
- Lead root‑cause analysis (5‑Why, Fishbone) and implement corrective/preventive actions.
- Facilitate quality walks, punch list reviews, and readiness gates for area turnover and commissioning.
- Log, classify, and disposition NCRs/DRs; coordinate rework plans and retests.
- Ensure timely closure of quality issues and verify restoration to specification through documented re‑inspection.
- Partner with Superintendents, Mechanical Installers, Riggers, Electrical/Controls teams, and vendor field engineers to sequence inspections without impacting the schedule.
- Participate in constructability and design reviews to prevent recurring defects.
- Enforce internal and customer safety and cleanroom standards during inspections and testing.
- Verify use of calibrated tools and adherence to torque specs, lift plans, ESD protocols, and FOD controls.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, site procedures, and OEM requirements.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of QA/QC experience in semiconductor, high‑tech manufacturing, or industrial projects.
- Working knowledge of AMHS components and related mechanical/electrical/controls quality requirements.
- Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, vendor manuals, and ITPs; strong redlining and as‑built documentation skills.
- Experience with NCR/CAPA processes, punch list management, and turnover documentation.
- Proficiency with quality/reporting tools.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across field and engineering teams.
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a continuous‑improvement mindset.
- ASQ certification (CQI/CQA) or equivalent.
- Demonstrated expertise in precision mechanical alignment and torque control for track‑based systems.
- Familiarity with cleanroom protocols, contamination control, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) practices.
Physical Effort/Activities:
May be required to walk up to 5+miles per day, able to be on feet for 8-10 hrs at a time, able to bend, twist, push/pull, crouch, kneel in confined spaces, work at heights, on a ladder, and lift up to 50-75 pounds. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The people who thrive most at WGNSTAR are those individuals who perform well in a team environment, enjoy interacting and engaging with several different stakeholders, and adapt quickly to changing environments, while leveraging their skills, quality, and knowledge to drive themselves and their teams towards continuous improvement and success.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, O-1, etc). Additionally, WGNSTAR does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program for this role.
Equal opportunities and Social Governance
WGNSTAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.
WGNSTAR places an immense emphasis on equal employment, encourages diversity in the workplace, and applies an open-door policy for inclusion of all employees. Our diversity program encourages people from any gender, background, ethnicity, culture, education, and experience to join the company and more importantly build a career through employee development.
Through our Global wellness programs, WGNSTAR ensures our employees and families have access to a full range of wellness services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In the communities that surround our business operations, we support individual and group sponsorships for local sports and those that are vulnerable in society.