Avionics Quality Inspector

Aviation Quality Inspector

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Experience in Aerospace or Aviation Required

Pay: up to $25/hr (DOE)

Job Description

Join a dynamic team at our distribution center in Jacksonville, FL where we receive third-party manufactured parts, conduct quality inspections, and ship them to manufacturing facilities. This role is crucial in ensuring the integrity and conformance of products to design requirements, reducing cost, risk, and complexity for OEMs, MROs, and airlines.

• Verify routine product conformance to design requirements.
• Provide objective evidence of results and perform auditing, surveillance, and monitoring.
• Identify and document discrepancies and segregate and control non-conforming items.
• Perform preliminary review and disposition of non-conformance under limited supervision.
• Inspect incoming parts/material and outgoing orders, ensuring certification accuracy.
• Check parts for processing and special orders using micrometers, gauge controls, calipers, indicators, etc.
• Mentor the inspection team and conduct dimensional inspections per design record and documented AQL levels.
• Conduct visual inspections for obvious defects and review all certification documentation to meet traceability requirements per AS9100 and Company Quality standards.
• Communicate with vendors as needed and manage disposition and control of non-conforming products.
• Obtain and maintain Customer Designated Supplier Quality Representative Stamps for at least three customers, actively using stamps as required.

• Experience in the aerospace or aviation industry.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, schematics, or engineering drawings.
• Proficiency with precision measuring instruments such as calipers and pin gauges.
• Familiarity with quality manuals, certificates of conformance, FAA traceability, and 8130 documentation.
• Experience in QA inspection methods and procedures, including First Article Inspection.
• Fluency in English for reading, writing, and verbal communication.
• Proficient PC skills and use of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook and Excel.

• 1. Aerospace or Aviation Industry Experience
• 2. Experience interpreting blueprints, schematics or engineering drawings
• 3. Precision measuring instruments: calipers, pin gauges
• 4. Quality manuals such as certificates of conformance, FAA traceability, 8130

• 1+ years of related work experience using calipers, ring/pin gauges, comparator, and Smart scope.
• Ability to interpret quality manuals and airworthiness documentation.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Jacksonville, FL.

The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $34.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Jacksonville, FL.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 28, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges.

Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.