Job Title:  Quality Inspector

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

As an IQC Inspector, you will be responsible for determining acceptability of products through various inspection techniques as it pertains to ZYGO and external customer drawings and specifications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The inspector should be well versed in the use of standard inspection gaging (micrometers, Vernier calipers, shadowgraphs, pin and plug gages) as well as electronic inspection devices such as HYPOT, multimeters and voltmeters, and optical surface quality inspection using eye loupes, comparators and microscopes. In addition, this position should be able to perform in-process and final inspection within the facility and be able to understand the demands of the business and prioritize inspection requirements.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience as an inspector, basic math skills
• High School /Trade School Diploma
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, customer specs (including sales orders and statements of work), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, special process instructions, MIL standards, ISO standards, sampling plans, First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation
• Ability to use basic gaging (Micrometers, Pin/Plug Gages, Vernier Calipers, Multimeters, Voltmeters)
• Computer savvy, Microsoft Office tools, accessing information (FAST’s, Waivers)
• Effective and proactive communication
• Familiar with 6S and Lean principles
• The ability to run and program a CMM is preferred
• Prior experience handling precision glass products, detailed visual inspection to MIL and ISO specs, ability to inspect for scratches and digs in glass, working with optics/optical assemblies, and using basic optical inspection equipment such as auto collimators and interferometers is preferred

• Knowledge of GD&T, basic inspection skills

 Bring your passion and commitment to Zygo (can change to Zygo Navitar), where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, and confident, where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.

Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success? We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!

 We offer competitive compensation, benefits, retirement (401k) and paid time off programs. Compensation and position level will be set based on experience.

Due to the nature of Zygo's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.