Quality Assurance Technician

Location: Ottawa, Canada (on-site)
Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering & Quality Manager

Role status: Existing role

At RBR, we've been designing cutting-edge instruments to measure our blue planet for over 50 years. Built to withstand some of the harshest environments on Earth, our instruments are deployed from the ocean's deepest trenches to the polar ice caps, capturing essential data on water temperature, salinity, pH, and more. This data empowers researchers in the global fight against climate change, and our technology supports groundbreaking science with partners like Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Woods Hole, the Scripps Institution, and the British Antarctic Survey.

At RBR, we care deeply about our work, each other, the environment, and the global communities we serve. We value teamwork, continuous improvement, and having fun along the way. From Friday lunches to social events, we're a crew that thrives on taking on complex and exciting challenges that have a meaningful impact on the blue planet Ready to make waves with us? Apply below

RBR is seeking a meticulous Quality Assurance Technician. In this role, you are responsible for the rigorous inspection and verification of mechanical and electronic assemblies, to ensure they meet our exacting standards for deep-sea deployment. Further, you will maintain records and monitor the ongoing quality of these parts.

You will act as a critical quality gate, ensuring that all raw materials, electronic components, and custom-machined parts meet rigorous specifications before they enter the build process. By ensuring that products are built correctly from the start, you will be a key driver in maintaining the high precision, initial quality, and continued reliability RBR is known for.

• Front-End Quality Gating: Perform detailed incoming inspections on raw materials, PCBA components, and custom-machined housings to ensure 100% compliance with specifications before production release.

• Documentation & Record Keeping: Create and maintain precise quality records, including inspection reports, material certifications, and non-conformance logs.

• Supplier Quality Monitoring: Establish and monitor quality metrics for external vendors and contract manufacturers to ensure the consistency of outsourced components

• Technical Verification: Use precision measurement tools and CAD data to verify that high-tolerance mechanical parts meet requirements for waterproof and pressure-rated assemblies.

• Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to identify recurring component defects and work with the engineering team to implement corrective actions at the source.