Receiving & Inspection Technician at Last Energy (Austin, TX)
Last Energy· Austin, TX·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
Last Energy is seeking a Receiving & Inspection Technician to perform incoming inspection and receiving support for components, materials, and equipment. This is a hands-on, floor-based role at the front end of our quality system: you will be the first checkpoint ensuring that what comes through our dock matches what our engineers specified.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform receiving inspection on incoming parts, raw materials, and equipment against purchase orders, drawings, and specifications
- Use standard inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges, and basic CMM support) to verify dimensional and visual conformance
- Verify and record certifications, material test reports, heat/lot numbers, and other traceability documentation for nuclear-grade materials
- Identify, tag, and document nonconforming material, and route it through the nonconformance process
- Maintain accurate receiving and inspection records in the ERP/MRP system
- Stage, label, and kit inspected materials for release to manufacturing, stores, or quarantine
- Coordinate with Procurement and Supplier Quality on receiving discrepancies, shortages, and damaged shipments
- Support cycle counts, inventory accuracy checks, and basic warehouse organization (5S)
- Escalate recurring supplier quality issues to the Quality & Engineering teams
Qualifications
- Degree preferred, not required
- 1-3 years of experience in receiving inspection, quality control, or a manufacturing/warehouse/startup environment
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, purchase orders, and basic GD&T callouts
- Working knowledge of standard inspection equipment (calipers, micrometers, height gauges)
- Comfort with ERP/MRP systems and basic data entry
- Extemely high attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over documentation accuracy
- Ability to lift and move materials as part of routine receiving and staging work
- Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment is a plus
Why work at Last Energy
- Culture: “Dynamic and passionate team that blends fresh perspectives with seasoned expertise” — described as a fast-growing international team united by a mission to solve one of the hardest problems in energy lastenergy.com/careers/jobs
- Work policy: Roles are currently on-site in Austin, TX or Washington, D.C. jobs.lever.co
- Impact: Opportunity to work on the “most important challenge of our lifetime” with tangible progress toward global clean energy goals.
- Engineering culture: Hands-on work with hardware, nuclear systems, and modular manufacturing; strong patent activity indicates a culture of innovation.