
Quality Technician, Chassis/GA (Contract - 2nd shift)
Harbinger Motors · Garden Grove, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Harbinger Motors (automotive) in Garden Grove, CA. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 401 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 37 other live quality postings in California.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 47%
- ✓ Root cause 47%
- GD&T 24%
- ISO 9001 24%
- AS9100 21%
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This plant: Harbinger Motors in Garden Grove
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Full description from Harbinger MotorsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Who You Are
- ✓High school diploma required (College degree or equivalent preferred but not required)
- ✓2 or more years of experience in a Manufacturing, Quality, or Process focused role
- ✓Strong mechanical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills
- ✓Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
- ✓Effective communication and collaboration skills
- ✓Strong understanding of chassis or automotive assembly is preferred
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About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview
As a 2nd shift Quality Technician, GA/Chassis, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our EV platform. You will be responsible for conducting thorough inspections, implementing quality control measures, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain and improve our production standards. You may also be required to maintain calibrated test equipment, prepare test data, and identify areas for quality control improvement.
What You’ll Do
- •Inspection and Testing: Conduct detailed inspections of automotive components and finished products to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications
- •Quality Control: Implement and maintain quality control processes throughout the production cycle
- •Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives to address quality issues and prevent recurrence
- •Collaboration: Work closely with production teams, engineers, and other stakeholders to communicate quality standards and expectations
- •Training and Development: Provide training to production staff on quality control procedures and best practices
Hours
This role is assigned to Shift 2 / standard hours (4:00pm - 12:30am) , and the shift schedule is subject to change.
California Pay Range
$25 — $32 USD
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