Inspector Sr - Military Flight Controls Division

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: ‘Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.’ Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges.

At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace’s Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible. Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position‑control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners. The division’s Jet Pipe® electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly‑by‑wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world’s most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.

Under general supervision, the Senior Inspector performs detailed dimensional and visual inspections. This role supports first article and final inspection activities and maintains full Delegated Quality Representative (DQR) certification for key customers.

• Perform semi‑complex to complex inspection of detailed machined parts, castings, forgings, and assemblies using a wide variety of precision measuring instruments and inspection set‑ups to determine acceptability of parts and finish.
• Layout and measure hole locations and centerlines on castings, forgings, and machine parts to maintain control of machining cycle during manufacture.
• Perform First Article Inspections (FAI) and envelope inspection.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date acceptance and rejection records.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to arrive at acceptance or rejection and recommend paths forward to management.
• Identify non‑conformances, participate in root cause investigations, and prepare required documentation.
• Achieve and maintain full DQR status for applicable customers; independently perform delegated inspection and product release on behalf of those customers.
• Support special process witness and sign‑off requirements; assist with customer/government source inspection.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• 3+ years of related aerospace inspection experience or demonstrated ability to perform described responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5; AS9100; AS9102; customer, industry, and military standards and specifications; and shop mathematics (including trigonometry).
• Ability to interpret complex drawings and electronic/hydraulic schematics; knowledge of electro‑hydraulic servo systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with quality and MES systems such as Net‑Inspect and Solumina.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively as a participative team member.
• May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Pay Range: $26.65/hr to $40.25/hr
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