Senior Quality Assurance Inspector

Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Type: Hourly
Pay Range: $26.60–$30.00 per hour
Schedule: 1st Shift, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Education Required: High School Diploma or GED
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Inspector to perform final inspections of aerospace lubrication and scavenge pumps within a regulated aerospace maintenance, repair, and overhaul environment.

The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting visual, dimensional, functional, and documentation inspections of repaired, overhauled, assembled, and tested aerospace components. This position plays a critical role in ensuring products conform to approved technical data, customer specifications, established quality standards, and applicable FAA Part 145 requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in aerospace or mechanical inspection, experience interpreting technical drawings and maintenance documentation, and proficiency using precision measuring instruments. Attention to detail, accurate recordkeeping, and a thorough understanding of quality and regulatory compliance requirements are essential.

This position requires close collaboration with repair technicians, engineering, quality personnel, and repair station leadership to identify nonconforming conditions, resolve inspection discrepancies, and support the safe return of aerospace components to service.

• Perform final visual, dimensional, functional, and documentation inspections of repaired, overhauled, assembled, and tested aerospace components.
• Inspect aerospace lubrication pumps, scavenge pumps, and related mechanical assemblies for conformity to approved technical data and applicable quality requirements.
• Verify compliance with component maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, service bulletins, work instructions, repair specifications, Airworthiness Directives, and customer requirements.
• Examine parts and assemblies for workmanship, wear, damage, corrosion, contamination, proper configuration, identification, and assembly.
• Confirm that repaired and overhauled components meet applicable acceptance criteria before progressing through final inspection and return-to-service processes.
• Identify and document nonconforming materials, workmanship deficiencies, assembly discrepancies, and other product quality concerns.

• Review inspection records, test results, routers, travelers, and repair station documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Verify that required inspection and compliance documentation is complete to support return-to-service authorization.
• Confirm traceability of serialized components, replacement parts, materials, and associated documentation.
• Interpret component maintenance manuals, engineering specifications, service bulletins, inspection plans, and test procedures.
• Verify compliance with applicable FAA Part 145 requirements, customer specifications, and established repair station procedures.
• Maintain accurate, legible, complete, and retrievable inspection records.
• Identify documentation discrepancies, missing information, and deviations from approved procedures.
• Support regulatory, customer, and internal quality compliance activities as required.

• Perform dimensional inspections using precision measuring instruments and established inspection procedures.
• Use calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, dial indicators, thread gauges, and other appropriate measuring equipment.
• Interpret engineering drawings, dimensional specifications, tolerances, and…