Role Overview
Mercury Systems is hiring a mid-level Quality Inspector II. This is a full-time role in Columbia. Part of Mercury Systems's Qa hiring, posted 2 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
Job Summary
In this role, you have the opportunity to ensure the quality of our products meets the high demand requirements of the aerospace industry. This position supports incoming inspection, in-process, and final inspection.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensuring quality at a production line level by incorporating spot-inspection, sampling, 1st-piece verification and 100% inspection as required.
- Verifying compliance of in-process material against Customer and Industry Standards
- Ensuring documentation is accurately recorded and collected.
- Identifies defects, deviations from specifications, and non-compliance issues, and collaborates the issues with Quality and Engineering team.
- Investigate root causes of non-conformities and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Supporting first-piece verification runs with accompanying documents.
- Documenting non-conformities to the process and specifications
- Initiating regular quality line-audits to ensure all documentation, consumables, and tooling are within check.
- Advocating proper ESD, PPE, and FOD prevention, calibration, and ISO compliance verifications.
- Operating appropriate inspection equipment
Required Qualifications
- High-School Diploma or equivalent
- Typically requires 3+ years of experience in quality assurance of electro -mechanical (circuit card assembly) , bare PCB, mechanical Enclosures inspection in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting incoming, in-process and final inspections including customer source inspections.
- Physically able to spend up to 8 hours a day using a microscope.
- Experience with IPC Industry Standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- J-STD-001 Class 3 and/or IPC 610 certified.
- Experience with MMIC technology (amplifiers, attenuators, filters, switches, etc).
- Experience working in an ISO-9001 and/or AS9100 Quality System environment.
- Ability to communicate openly and effectively to provide real-time feedback.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
- Customer-Focused, "Zero-Defect" Mindset.
- Documentation abilities.
- Computer literacy.
- Industry-Relevant Quality Inspection or Control experience.
- Willingness to cross train in multiple Quality areas.
This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are 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. government.
, .Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position
- $38,300.00 - $76,600.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
- $42,900.00 - $85,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
- $45,200.00 - $90,400.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ,
Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:
- the role and related responsibilities;
- prior work experience;
- education, training, skills and certifications;
- internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
- geographic location; and
- alignment with market data.
In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:
- bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
- health, life and disability insurance;
- company-paid holidays and time off;
- 401(k) retirement plan;
- discounted employee stock purchase plan;
- tuition reimbursement; and
- access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.
Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.
Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)
Why should you join Mercury Systems?
Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com
Our Culture
We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.
To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs
Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.
As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the number below.
(978) 256-1300
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Quality Inspector II position at Mercury Systems?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Mercury Systems. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Quality Inspector II position at Mercury Systems located?
This position is based in Columbia. Mercury Systems has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Quality Inspector II at Mercury Systems earn?
Mercury Systems has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Quality Inspector II role at Mercury Systems posted?
This role was posted on June 19, 2026 (2 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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