Quality Control Technician

Job Title: Quality Control Technician II

Location(s): Tustin, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $23.00 – $26.00 Hourly (Non-Exempt)

About this position:

Advantech is seeking a Quality Control Technician II to support advanced quality inspection and process adherence across our manufacturing and hardware operations. This role requires a deeper level of technical expertise, the ability to work independently, and experience identifying, documenting, and escalating complex quality issues. The Quality Control Technician II plays a critical role in ensuring products meet Advantech’s quality standards prior to shipment.

Responsibilities:

• Perform advanced cosmetic, functional, and hardware inspections on components and finished products
• Execute inspections based on engineering specifications, drawings, schematics, and quality requirements for Advantech and locally fabricated products
• Maintain and follow inspection guidelines, SOPs, and quality records across assigned QC functions, which may include IQC, IPQC, FQC, OQC, and ECOM
• Maintain inspection databases and documentation to ensure traceability and record retention
• Perform hardware modification and rework to meet quality and specification requirements
• Identify, document, and escalate specification discrepancies, defects, or quality concerns to QC Specialists and QC Supervisors
• Work independently on assigned inspections and projects while supporting additional quality initiatives as needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Quality Control, electronics, or computer hardware-related roles
• AA degree, technical certification, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong working knowledge of computer hardware inspection and quality control guidelines
• Proficient in Microsoft OS installation and troubleshooting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, drawings, and specifications
• High attention to detail with the ability to identify subtle defects or deviations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting multiple QC functions in a manufacturing or hardware environment
• Experience with hardware rework or modification
• Familiarity with quality documentation systems and traceability requirements

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.