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Sr. Quality Inspector

Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Round Rock, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Jun 2025

About the role

Sr. Quality Inspector

We’re hiring a Sr. Quality Inspector at our Round Rock, TX facility! Join our quality team to inspect and test materials, components, and finished products, ensuring they meet rigorous standards for the nuclear, aerospace, and oil & gas industries.

Location: Round Rock, TX

We take care of our people!

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge:

  • Receiving Inspection – Inspect and test material received.

  • In-Process/Final Inspections - Check in-process work against work order to verify proper materials, assembly, and tolerances.

  • Demonstrate proficiency the use of or the ability to learn to use or perform:

    • Visual inspection

    • Pin gages, thread gages, gage blocks, etc.

    • Dial indicators

    • Microscope

    • Boroscope

    • Profilometer

    • Height gage

    • Optical comparator

    • Surface plate measurements

    • Calipers

    • Resistance testing (multimeter)

    • Insulation resistance (IR) testing (megohmmeter)

    • Dielectric testing

    • XRF

    • FTIR

    • Hydrostatic testing

    • Hardness testing

    • Pull testing

  • Verify that materials meet specifications (purchase orders, customer orders, customer requirements, etc.).

  • Create non-conforming report (NCR) for rejected material, and initiate return process of unapproved material.

  • Maintain records and logs as required for department record keeping.

  • Prepare accurate and professional inspection reports for both internal and external customers.

  • Read and interpret blueprints to ANSI-Y14.5 (GD&T), read schematics, engineering drawings, materials lists, inspection standards and other specification documentation to determine dimensions, tolerance specifications and other Quality compliance requirements.

What You Bring:

  • High school diploma or GED required.

  • Must pass a standard eye examination. Far vision: 20/40 or better. Near vision: Jaeger type 1 20/25. Color perception: average or normal (4 of 6 responses on Titmus, B+L, or American Optical testing machine or a satisfactory response (1) when tested with an Ishihara or Pseudoisochromatic plate). Corrected vision acceptable.

  • Must able to work overtime and weekends.

  • Physical requirements may include lifting to 50 pounds.

  • Effective writing skills for inspection reports and related documents and to communicate problems concerning dimensions and materials used for manufacturing of the product to Engineering, Machine Shop and Purchasing personnel.

  • Lives the “continuous improvement” philosophy; develops and adopts new ideas and concepts

Desired requirements:

  • Ability to run a CMM.

  • ASQ Certification preferred such as:

    • CQI (Certified Quality Inspector) and/or

    • CQT (Certified Quality Technician)

  • Able to apply advanced mathematical concepts including standard shop math, trigonometry and algebra and to apply mathematical operations to dimensional inspection requirements. This includes the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure; to use whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; to compute rates, ratios, and percents; and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Ultra Energy, a Business Unit of Curtiss Wright, is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with j

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