Quality Inspector Job Columbus area,Mississippi USA,Quality Assurance

Position: Quality Inspector A

Job Description

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Quality Inspector to join our Quality Assurance Team in Columbus, MS. The role ensures compliance with Airbus Helicopters Inc. policies, procedures, and FAA/EASA regulations. Responsibilities include preliminary, hidden damage, in‑process, and final inspections; receiving inspections; detailed inspections of parts, materials, paint, backshop activities, functional and dimensional tests; and product verification for airworthiness.

Meet the Team

Our team focuses on quality, productivity, and efficiency, ensuring the highest quality of care and safety in each aircraft we assemble and maintain.

Your Working Environment

Columbus, MS is the home of our helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines, producing the UH‑72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army and the H‑125 for civil and commercial customers.

Benefits

Competitive base salary, incentive compensation, profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Paid time off, personal time, holidays, and a generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage: medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), and supplemental benefits
Unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses through our global Leadership University and participation in accelerated development programmes

Responsibilities

Inspection (60%)

Perform required technical inspections to accept or reject incoming material, airframes, and components
Conduct in‑process inspections for components in electrical backshops, manufacturing, composites, MRO, and paint shop
Execute detailed inspections of manufactured components, including dimensional checks and acoustic tap testing
Inspect airframe structures for cracks, corrosion, damage, and improper assembly
Determine proper shimming, joining, and rivet hardware according to design drawings
Detect hidden damage during shipping, receiving, or manufacturing inspections
Verify aircraft system wiring harnesses, connectors, and electrical terminations per design drawings
Quarantine non‑conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections
Ensure measuring and test equipment maintenance and calibration
Perform stock inspections and purges for possible non‑conforming or suspected unapproved material
Evaluate and dispose of sales returns
Select product samples and validate conformity to approved drawings and manuals
Conduct in‑process and final quality inspections for compliance across maintenance, repair, modification, rework, and overhaul
Perform conformity inspections for STC development projects, PMA parts, and structural & electrical components
Assess multiple airframe components for correct fit, form, and function
Validate disposition of parts or repaired components routed to shop floor, warehouse, or suppliers
Qualify dynamic component parts using visual inspection and precision measurement methods
Observe and validate instrument connections, functional tests, and adjustments of aircraft radios, navigational systems, and flight control systems
Ensure compliance with all applicable inspections, life‑limited or cycle‑limited components, airworthiness directives, and service bulletins
Verify testing for ELT, transponders, altimeters, airspeed indicators, and air data computers per 14 CFR Parts 91, 135, and 43

Documentation (30%)

Proper tagging, identification, and airworthiness of parts released to Airframe, Engines, and Accessories
Match quantity, part number, and serial number of items received with procurement data, purchase orders, and specifications
Create, distribute, track, and dispose of the monthly Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED) report in SAP
Generate QN/NCs for non‑conforming material and coordinate resolution with Quality Engineers
Ensure all materials have required documentation (8130‑3, EASA Form, Certificate of Conformance)
Process Goods Receipts during material receiving
Document maintenance actions for airframe, engine, accessories, and components per FAA and EASA regulations and company procedures
Research airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and alert service bulletins applicable to…