AS9100 Dimensional Inspection Specialist

About the Role Picture your first morning with us: you walk into a newly built, air‑conditioned, spotless production floor just 12 miles west of downtown Chicago. You grab your gage kit, sync with a machinist and an engineer, and together you release a critical first piece for an aerospace assembly. By mid‑morning, you’ve dialed in an in‑process check, coached a teammate on a better way to verify a bore, and captured data for a FAIR package.

By afternoon, you’re closing a corrective action loop stemming from an RMA while preparing PPAP documentation for an industrial machinery customer. That’s a typical day for our AS9100 Dimensional Inspection Specialist at Belden Universal.

What You’ll DoRun first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections to confirm parts meet blueprint and specification requirements for aerospace, defense, and industrial machinery customers.

Perform detailed visual checks to catch defects, burrs, and surface finish concerns before release.

Administer the gage program: oversee calibration schedules, maintain traceability, and control inspection equipment.

Mentor operators on the floor to build ownership of in‑process quality and elevate best practices.

Author clear inspection specifications aligned with customer and engineering requirements.

Draft work instructions that standardize inspection and quality processes.

Assemble Certificates of Conformance and complete First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) packages.

Collaborate with the Quality Manager on customer PPAP submissions.

Support root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for RMAs and customer complaints, ensuring sustainable fixes.

Tools & Methods You’ll Use Mechanical metrology: micrometers, height gauges, bore gauges, comparators, digital comparators; CMM experience is a strong plus.

Print interpretation: fluent in complex drawings and GD&T (ASME Y14.5).Quality systems: ISO 9001/AS9100 environments with hands‑on FAI, SPC, tolerance stack‑ups, and measurement uncertainty.

Background We’re Seeking5+ years in quality or manufacturing within a CNC machining environment.

Clear, organized communicator who is analytical and detail‑driven.

Regulatory readiness: must be a US person as defined by ITAR regulations.

Why Belden Universal

Schedule:

stable first shift, 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM, leaving afternoons free.

Workplace: brand‑new, clean, air‑conditioned, and well‑organized facility.

Compensation & Benefits: competitive pay commensurate with experience, comprehensive benefits, and a 401(k) match.

Time Off:
Paid Time Off that grows with tenure, 10 paid company holidays, and 4 paid personal days each year.

Growth: rapid company expansion creates clear paths for advancement for motivated professionals.

About Belden Universal We manufacture universal joints and precision components that keep critical applications moving. Join a team where Quality partners closely with machinists and engineers, and where your decisions have a visible, immediate impact.

You’ll Thrive Here If You Love hands‑on inspection and solving dimensional puzzles.

Enjoy coaching others and building quality into the process.

Take pride in rigorous documentation and data‑driven decisions.

Bring your metrology expertise and help us raise the bar from day one.