QA Technician - Scientific Instruments (6-month contract)

Location: Ottawa, ON

Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering & Quality Manager

Role status: Existing vacancy

About RBR: Making waves since 1973

At RBR, we’ve been designing cutting-edge instruments to measure our blue planet for over 50 years. Built to withstand 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 weekly lunches to social events, we’re a crew that thrives on complex, exciting challenges that have a meaningful impact on the blue planet! Ready to make waves with us? Apply below!

About the role

As a Quality Assurance Technician at RBR, you will work to initiate, investigate, monitor, track and report on quality issues, and follow up and document issue resolution. You are a dedicated, collaborative Quality Assurance team member who is looking for an opportunity to make an impact on a team that thrives on change, process and product improvement, and moves quickly. We are growing really fast, and we need a strategic cross-team collaborator to inform, enable, and contribute to team efforts. You love detail-oriented work, working with others to solve problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment. You are a collaborative team player, a proactive contributor, and are committed to developing your subject matter expertise.

This is a full-time, on-site position, with core hours from 9 am to 5 pm.

What you'll do:

• Perform all incoming inspections of mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic parts
• Using measurement and test equipment to perform manual inspections; equipment might include: calipers, micrometers, dial gauge, cable testers, etc.
• Verifying dimensions of parts using hand precision measuring instruments
• Investigate non-conformances and ensure the quality tickets are closed promptly and effectively
• Ensure correct disposition of the defective parts is performed
• Work with internal teams to identify and implement remedial corrective and preventative measures
• Contribute to the maintenance of and compliance with company procedures
• Review quality data and work with internal teams to identify product and process improvements