# Quality Engineer - CNC Process & Inspection Planning

> Laborup · San Jose, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-18

**Salary:** USD 80,000–120,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We’re hiring a **Quality Engineer** to join a rapidly growing, high-precision manufacturing operation in the **San Jose area**, supporting complex work across the **aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries**.

This is **not a traditional Quality Engineer role centered around audits, supplier quality, or paperwork**. This position is much closer to the manufacturing process and will spend the majority of its time developing detailed **inspection plans for CNC-machined components**.

If you enjoy looking at a complex part, understanding **how it is being machined, what features are being created at each operation, and how those features should be inspected**, this is the type of role we’re looking to fill.

**What You'll Be Doing:**

You’ll work directly between **CNC Programming, Manufacturing, and Quality** to create the inspection strategy for complex machined parts.

On a typical day, you will:

-   Review **engineering drawings, CAD models, CNC operations, and manufacturing documentation**.
-   Understand what each CNC operation is doing to the part and which features are being created or modified.
-   Use **1Factory** to build detailed, operation-level inspection plans.
-   Determine **what needs to be measured, when it needs to be measured, and how it should be inspected**.
-   Interpret complex **GD&T, datums, tolerances, and critical characteristics**.
-   Develop and support **First Article Inspections (FAIs)**.
-   Work directly with CNC programmers when machining intent or process documentation isn't clear.
-   Partner with machinists, CMM programmers, inspectors, and engineers to resolve inspection and manufacturing issues.
-   Help catch quality problems earlier in the manufacturing process rather than waiting until final inspection.

The goal is simple: when a job reaches the floor, the machinist should know **what they're responsible for producing**, and Quality should know **exactly what needs to be verified after each operation**.

## Requirements

**We’re open to several different backgrounds. You could currently be a:**

-   Quality Engineer
-   Manufacturing Quality Engineer
-   Inspection / Quality Planner
-   CMM Programmer
-   Senior Quality Inspector
-   Manufacturing or Process Engineer with strong inspection experience

More important than your current title is your ability to understand **both CNC machining and dimensional inspection**.

**Strong candidates will have:**

-   Experience working with **precision CNC-machined components**.
-   Strong understanding of **GD&T and complex engineering drawings**.
-   Experience with **First Article Inspections / FAIs**.
-   Experience developing or working from detailed **inspection plans**.
-   Understanding of how a machined part progresses through multiple CNC operations.
-   Knowledge of dimensional inspection methods, CMMs, and precision measurement equipment.
-   **1Factory experience is a major plus.**
-   Aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, or similar high-precision manufacturing experience is preferred.

## Benefits

-   Health, Dental, and Vision
-   401k
-   PTO

## Apply

[Apply at Laborup](https://apply.workable.com/laborup/j/7BFFC3AEB1/apply)

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