Quality Assurance Inspector
We're hiring a QA Inspector to join our Quality Assurance team, reporting to the QA Manager. This role is responsible for mechanical and visual inspection of manufactured products at receiving, in-process, and final stages.
What you'll do:
- Perform mechanical inspection on a variety of manufactured products using tools like micrometers, calipers, height gages, surface plates, optical comparators, air gaging, thread gages, plug gages, and CMMs
- Conduct First Article Inspections (FAIs) per QMS and customer requirements
- Create and maintain inspection records and documentation (computer and manual)
- Enter and manage data to support QMS data-gathering requirements
- Support calibration and maintenance of measuring devices per QP 7.6 and ISO 10012
- Assist with internal, customer, and third-party audits
- Perform daily backups of quality data
- Support Project Engineers in dispositioning discrepant material
- Uphold and promote company Quality Policies and Objectives
What we're looking for:
- 3–5 years of quality inspection experience in an aerospace or similarly regulated precision-manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and manufacturing travelers
- Proficiency with both analog and digital inspection equipment, including micrometers, calipers, height gauges, indicators, and bore gauges
- Basic working knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
- Ability to accurately document inspection results and maintain traceable quality records
- Basic computer skills
- Strong attention to detail, with the judgment to escalate questionable conditions rather than make unsupported assumptions
You should be proficient in:
- GD&T
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Precision Measurement & Inspection
- Blueprint Reading
- ISO 10012
- CMM
Machines & technologies you'll use:
- Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
- Measurement Gauges
- Calipers and Micrometers