Aircraft Quality Assurance Inspector

About the role

The Aircraft Inspector monitors and evaluates all maintenance actions to ensure safe and reliable aircraft are delivered in line with current technical manuals, directives and instructions applicable to the maintenance program. The role covers in-process inspections, QA reporting, quality oversight and final inspections of maintenance actions affecting flight safety.

Key responsibilities

• Perform in-process inspections during maintenance tasks and verify proper completion and documentation of safety and flight discrepancies
• Brief and debrief pilots and crew on functional check flights
• Perform QA reviews and reports, TCTOs, OTIs and modification proposals, and enter inspection reports into the QA database
• Monitor timelines and applicability of technical data and technical library, and review maintenance source documents and inspection records for recurring discrepancies or trends
• Oversee quality of maintenance actions, detect negative trends, develop corrective action plans and keep leadership informed of maintenance quality status
• Audit and monitor contract compliance through the Quality Assurance Manual, and perform final inspections of maintenance actions involving flight safety or requiring certification (except ejection seats and canopy systems)
• Investigate safety incidents and assist in preparing engineering investigation requests, quality deficiency reports, hazardous material reports, technical publication deficiency reports and explosive mishap reports
• Review maintenance forms and deficiency data for trends, help draft work instructions and maintenance instruction cards, and prepare the Quality Assurance Monthly Data Requirements List and weekly, monthly and quarterly control status reports
• Ensure compliance with safety rules, FOD, hazardous waste, hydraulic contamination, oil surveillance and tool control programs, and assist in preserving government or company equipment
• May act as subject matter expert or training instructor

Required profile

• Eight or more years of general aircraft maintenance experience
• Three or more years of T-6 aircraft experience
• Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license
• Completed and passed internal Quality Auditor certification
• Satisfactory completion of U.S. Armed Forces aircraft mechanic and/or airframe courses and/or FAA Airframe and Powerplant technical schools
• Ability to meet government, company licensing or qualification requirements for the position

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of Quality Assurance procedures and safety and maintenance manuals
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and write clearly and technically accurately
• Ability to brief and debrief functional check flight pilots
• Own hand tools
• Thorough knowledge of contractual performance work requirements

Preferred: high school diploma or equivalent, and current FAA Inspection Authority (IA) certification.