Quality Inspector

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Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Quality Inspector A to join our Quality team in Grand Prairie, TX.

The Quality Inspector A is responsible for ensuring compliance with Airbus Helicopters Inc. policies, procedures and Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and/or European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations as applicable. Duties include performing preliminary, hidden damage, in‑process and final inspections; receiving inspections approving or rejecting incoming materials; working with inspection tools to resolve tolerances and specification limits; and performing detailed inspections of parts, materials, paint, back‑shop activities, functional tests, operational tests and dimensional inspections to determine airworthiness.

• Inspection: 60% – Perform required technical inspections to receive or reject incoming material, airframes, aircraft components and to detect/report suspected unapproved parts; in‑process inspections for components in electrical back‑shops, manufacturing, composites, MRO and paint shop; detailed inspections including dimensional checks and acoustic tap testing; inspect aircraft structures for cracks, corrosion, damage and improper assembly; resolve accurate shimming and joining of structures;
  
  detect hidden damage during inspections; verify build of aircraft system wiring harnesses; quarantine non‑conforming components; supervise use of measuring and test equipment; perform stock inspections/purges; evaluate and disposition sales returns; select product samples and validate against approved drawings; accomplish in‑process and final quality inspections for maintenance, repair, modification, rework and overhaul of aircraft components and sub‑assemblies; perform conformity inspections for STC development projects, PMA parts, structural and electrical components;
  
  inspect multiple airframe components for proper fit, form and function; validate disposition of parts or repaired parts; qualify dynamic component parts using visual inspection; observe and validate instrument connections and functional tests; ensure compliance with applicable calendar/hourly inspections, life‑limited or cycle‑limited components, airworthiness directives and alert service bulletins; verify testing for ELT, transponders, altimeters, airspeed indicators and air data computers per Title 14 CFR Parts 91, 135 and 43.
• Documentation: 30% – Ensure proper tagging, identification and airworthiness of parts released; compare quantity, part number and serial number of items received with procurement data; create, distribute, track in SAP and disposition the monthly Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED) report; create NCM's for non‑conforming material and coordinate with Quality Engineers; ensure all materials have required documentation (e.g., 8130‑3, EASA Form, Certificate of Conformance);
  
  process goods receipts during receiving of material; document applicable maintenance actions for airframe, engine, accessories and components; research airworthiness directives, service bulletins and alert service bulletins for applicability; read and validate engineering drawings, reports and test specifications; properly identify and document items in quality quarantine cage; document and prepare parts for return to service after production, maintenance, overhaul, repair, inspection, test or modification;
  
  compose and prepare required delivery documentation in relation to qualifying the airworthiness or return to service of aircraft, engines, parts, components and systems.
• Quality Department Support/Continuous Improvement: 10% – Apply Airbus Core Values to create an environment for success; perform routine process audits; review quality procedures, processes, documents and forms for accuracy; ensure compliance…