Job DescriptionAs the Quality Inspection Supervisor, you play a critical leadership role in ensuring Teledyne Microwave Solutions delivers reliable, high-performance products to customers in highly regulated markets. You will lead and develop a skilled inspection team supporting the Traveling Wave Tube business unit, ensuring incoming materials, in-process assemblies, and finished products meet stringent quality and contractual requirements. Your work directly impacts product integrity, customer confidence, and long-term business success.
What you'll do- Lead and supervise inspectors responsible for incoming, in-process, and final inspections
- Communicate quality requirements clearly and ensure proper flow-down of internal and contractual standards
- Plan and assign inspection resources to support production schedules and priorities
- Recruit, train, coach, and evaluate inspection team members
- Ensure inspections are completed accurately, on time, and fully documented
- Maintain organized inspection and quarantine areas
- Improve inspection processes to increase consistency, efficiency, and accuracy
- Analyze inspection data to identify defect trends and root causes
- Partner with engineering and quality experts to drive continuous improvement
What you need- Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills - required
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and quality standards - required
- Quality inspection experience in electronics or electro-mechanical manufacturing (10+ years) - required
- Supervisory experience leading teams of 5-10 employees (5+ years) - required
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries - preferred
- Knowledge of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 or AS9100 - preferred
- Familiarity with electrostatic discharge control standards - preferred
- Technical degree in mechanical or electrical engineering - a plus
What we offer- Opportunity to lead a critical quality function within an advanced manufacturing environment
- Collaborative culture with strong engineering and quality partnerships
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Career growth within a respected aerospace and defense organization
What happens nextAfter you apply, our recruiting team will review your qualifications and contact selected candidates to discuss next steps. Communication typically occurs via email and phone.
This position requires U.S. Person status for access to ITAR-controlled technical data.
Salary Range: $96,600.00-$128,800.000
The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
