Incoming Quality Technician - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Incoming Quality Technician performs incoming quality inspection of printed circuit boards (PCBs), PCB substrates, wafers, mechanical components, and electrical parts to verify conformance to engineering drawings, specifications, quality standards, and documented inspection requirements.
What you'll do
- Perform incoming inspection of PCBs, PCB substrates, wafers, mechanical parts, electrical components, and other critical materials.
- Conduct visual inspections for scratches, cracks, delamination, corrosion, voids, contamination, and PCB/SMT workmanship defects.
- Use low- and high-magnification microscopy to inspect bonding pads, traces, vias, and surface features.
- Perform mechanical and dimensional inspections with calibrated measurement tools.
- Perform basic electrical checks using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and related test equipment.
- Record inspection results accurately, capture clear defect images, and maintain required data and material traceability.
What you'll need
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two to four years of relevant quality experience in incoming inspection or a comparable role within electronics, semiconductor, or high-precision manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience inspecting PCBs, PCB substrates, wafers, precision mechanical components, and/or electrical components using the tools and methods described in this posting.
- Experience with nonconforming material documentation, inspection data entry, defect imaging, and material traceability.
Nice to have
- Associate degree or technical certification in electronics, metrology, manufacturing, quality, or a related discipline.
- Experience working as an electronics technician, quality technician, inspector, or technician assistant.
Skills: Incoming Quality Inspection, PCBs, Wafers, Metrology Tools, Defect Identification
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 104 | 9754 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 52 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: Incoming Quality Inspection, PCBs, Wafers, Metrology Tools, Defect Identification
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.