Certifying Staff Quality Management Inspector

Location: Dulles

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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Certifying Staff Quality Management Inspector to join our team based in Sterling, VA (near Dulles airport).You will be part of a team which focuses on Product Assurance requirements and Regulations, Inspection Plan and/or drawings and/or specifications linked to the activity. From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency.

We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Located just five miles from Washington Dulles International Airport, and 30 miles from the U.S. Capitol, this site serves as our major parts distribution hub in the Americas. The facility is a 24/7 fulfillment center, with an Aircraft on Ground (AOG) support desk, and Quality Assurance (QA) operations. To best support our customers, our 250,000-square-foot warehouse features a brand new technology called Autostore, aiming at increasing productivity.

Responsibilities include the following.

Material Inspection:

* Using existing aerospace knowledge and expertise inspect varieties of finished products to ensure conformance with FAA/EASA Part 21 specifications and established quality standards, including customer requirements

* Perform first article inspections on aerospace components and GSE tools. Maintain material batch and manufacturer traceability information

* Review, analyze, and approve aerospace articles that have been maintained under FAA/EASA Part 145 regulations and/or received special certification processes

* Perform EASA Part-21 inspection procedures and issue EASA Form 1's on all outgoing NEW Material. All inspections shall be performed in accordance with Airbus quality policies and SAP inspection plans. Accept the responsibility for a rotating 24-hour "On-Call" shift schedule

* Issue Discrepancy Reports and Unserviceable Tags on non-conforming material. Monitor and follow up of storage conditions on all Spares material (new and used). Assist in the resolution of customer complaints concerning Proprietary Parts and Supplier quality problems

* Ensure quality system integrity. Inspectors incur legal and liability issues for the company when creating and signing various airworthiness certificates and documents

Records Traceability:

* Maintain material batch and manufacturer traceability information

* Document and record non-conformance process issues concerning business operations

Quality Representative:

* Represent the Quality Management Department during internal meetings, working committees and modification programs

* Assist other team members and cross-functional partners with questions and issues related to quality management criteria

Other duties as assigned:

* Interface with Airbus Material Logistics and Suppliers (SATAIR Hamburg, Germany) in the process of reporting, investigating and resolving material non-conformances and quality issues

* Perform inspections at customer facilities and satellite locations.

* Interface with SAP Key User regarding electronic data processing functions and systems support for Quality Management functions/operation.

Qualified Experience, Training,

Licensure/Certification s :

* A&P (Airframe and Power Plant) license or Military Maintenance Certification is required (or its equivalent)

* 5+ years of maintenance experience and knowledge of aircraft operations, systems and practices

* Familiarization with aerospace quality control and quality assurance systems

* Aerospace Design - knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of aerospace components. Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, schematics and ICA operating

* Quality Management Analysis -…