Aerospace Precision Quality Inspector
Step into a hands-on role where every thousandth of an inch matters. Reporting to the QA Manager, you’ll be the go-to expert for dimensional and visual verification of aerospace-grade components across receiving, in-process, and final inspection.
A day in your life
Morning begins at the surface plate: you verify calibration status, organize micrometers and calipers, and set up the optical comparator. A shipment arrivesreceiving inspection kicks off with thread and plug gages, followed by documenting results in both computerized and manual logs. Midday, you run a First Article Inspection (FAI) per QMS and specific customer requirements, record results, and upload data to meet QMS data-gathering needs. In the afternoon, a component flags out-of-toleranceyou partner with Project Engineers to disposition the discrepant material. Before sign-off, you perform a daily backup of quality data and prep for upcoming internal, customer, or third-party audits.
What you’ll handle
- Mechanical and visual inspections at receiving, in-process, and final stages
- Use of metrology tools: micrometers, calipers, height gages, surface plates, optical comparators, air gaging, thread gages, plug gages, and CMMs
- Execution of First Article Inspections (FAIs) per QMS and customer requirements
- Creation and maintenance of inspection records and documentation (computer and manual)
- Data entry and management to support QMS data-gathering requirements
- Support for calibration and maintenance of measuring devices per QP 7.6 and ISO 10012
- Assistance with internal, customer, and third-party audits
- Daily backups of quality data
- Collaboration with Project Engineers in dispositioning discrepant material
- Promotion of company Quality Policies and Objectives
What you’ll bring
- 3–5 years of quality inspection experience in aerospace or a similarly regulated precision-manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and manufacturing travelers
- Fluency with analog and digital inspection equipment (micrometers, calipers, height gauges, indicators, bore gauges)
- Foundational knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
- Accuracy in documenting results and maintaining traceable quality records
- Basic computer proficiency and a meticulous eye for detail
Core proficiencies
- GD&T
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Precision Measurement & Inspection
- Blueprint Reading
- ISO 10012
- CMM
Tools & technologies
- Measurement Gauges
- Calipers and Micrometers