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title: "Quality Engineer"
company: "Rocket EMS"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/rocket-ems"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/rocket-ems-quality-engineer-d56ef1bf-445c-4bc5-a7a1-45e6afcece71"
apply_url: "https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketems/jobs/4387652009"
workplace: onsite
location: "Carson City, NV"
employment_type: unspecified
seniority: mid
role: software-engineering
region: united-states
date_posted: 2026-08-31T15:36:22.000Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-17T11:39:49.236Z
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# Quality Engineer

**Rocket EMS** · Carson City, NV

Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketems/jobs/4387652009

## About the role

**Quality Engineer**

**About the Role**
We are seeking a detail-driven Quality Engineer to champion product reliability and ensure every assembly meets the highest customer and industry standards. You’ll work cross-functionally with Production, Process, and Engineering teams to prevent defects, investigate issues, and drive continuous improvement throughout our PCB manufacturing operations.

**What You’ll Do**

- Monitor production quality performance and lead root cause analysis for nonconformances, escapes, and yield issues.

- Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring problems.

- Support first article inspections (FAI), in-process audits, and final inspection verification for SMT, Through-Hole, and mechanical assemblies.

- Collaborate with Process and Manufacturing Engineers to validate new processes, tooling, and equipment from a quality standpoint.

- Review MPIs, customer specifications, and inspection criteria to ensure compliance with IPC-A-610 and other applicable standards.

- Analyze defect and rework data to identify trends and drive process and quality improvements.

- Support DFM reviews, ECOs, and MRB activities to ensure proper documentation and traceability of quality decisions.

- Participate in internal and external audits (ISO, customer, regulatory) and maintain quality system compliance.

- Provide quality training and guidance to production operators and technicians.

**What We’re Looking For**

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).

- Experience in electronics or PCBA manufacturing environments (SMT, Through-Hole, Reflow, Wave Solder).

- Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610/620, AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems, and data-driven problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, Pareto, etc.).

- Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis (SPC).

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams.

Pay Range$75,000—$95,000 USD**ITAR/EAR Compliance:** Due to the nature of the work performed at Rocket EMS, this position may require access to export-controlled technical data or technology. The successful candidate must be eligible to access such information under applicable U.S. export-control laws or be eligible for any required government authorization.

Rocket EMS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the California Fair Chance Act. Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Any final offer of employment may be conditioned on completion of a background check, consistent with applicable law.
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