About OKSI

Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. (OKSI) designs and builds EO/IR sensor systems, autonomous platforms, and modeling and simulation technology that give warfighters a decisive edge. We're a small, fast-moving team where your work reaches the field in months, not years.

The Role

 The Quality Manufacturing Engineer develops practical controls that help OKSI build conforming electromechanical products consistently. This hands-on role works with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Quality to prevent defects, resolve manufacturing and supplier issues, and support the transition from prototype builds to repeatable production. The role combines technical problem solving, inspection and test planning, and process improvement within OKSI’s AS9100 quality management system. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Quality Planning: Translate drawings, specifications, and customer requirements into measurable inspection and test criteria. Define critical characteristics, inspection points, and traceability needs appropriate to product maturity and risk.
• Production Readiness: Review drawings, bills of materials, routings, and work instructions for manufacturability and inspection access. Support first builds, first article inspections, and production process verification; resolve gaps before production ramp.
• Process and Test Validation: Develop and execute validation plans for production fixtures, test equipment, and inspection methods with Engineering. Evaluate measurement repeatability and reproducibility and confirm that acceptance methods are suitable for their intended use.
• Nonconformance and Corrective Action: Lead technical investigations of manufacturing defects and supplier escapes. Coordinate containment, analyze root causes, and verify corrective action effectiveness. Record NCRs and corrective actions in the Odoo Quality module; route dispositions to authorized decision makers.
• Supplier Quality: Work with Purchasing and suppliers to clarify technical requirements, review inspection evidence, and resolve recurring defects. Support supplier corrective actions and verify that corrective changes address the source of the problem.
• Configuration and Release: Verify that manufacturing and inspection use approved revisions and that required evidence is complete. Route changes through the Odoo PLM module and controlled documents through SharePoint GCC High. Exercise acceptance or release authority only when formally assigned.
• Continuous Improvement and Training: Analyze yield, scrap, rework, and defect trends to identify process variation. Test improvements with Production, confirm results, and update approved methods. Coach technicians and operators without creating duplicate records or unnecessary inspection steps. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, GD&T, electrical schematics, specifications, and bills of materials relevant to assigned products.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 manufacturing controls, traceability, nonconformance control, and corrective action.
• Practical experience with dimensional inspection, electrical testing, measurement systems, and structured root cause analysis.
• Ability to use manufacturing data and basic statistics to distinguish recurring process problems from isolated events.
• Clear technical writing, sound judgment, and effective collaboration across Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Experience in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or production support for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aerospace or defense hardware, EO/IR systems, precision assemblies, electronics, or production transitions.
• Experience with process risk analysis, statistical process control, first article inspection, and fixture validation.
• Experience using ERP quality and manufacturing records, preferably Odoo, and controlled documents in SharePoint.