Sr. Quality Inspector (Contract)

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Job Description:

Job Summary:  The Senior Quality Inspector performs receiving inspections approving or rejecting incoming materials through established receiving inspection processes while recording quality inspection results.  This position is responsible for performing detailed inspections of engines, main/tail rotor blades, materials, paint, backshop activities, functional tests, operational test and dimensional inspections of aircraft, systems and components to determine airworthiness.

Primary Responsibilities:

Inspection:  55%

• Perform required technical inspections to receive or reject incoming material, airframes, aircraft components and to detect/report suspected unapproved parts
• Detect hidden damage during inspections of airframe structures, components and sub-assemblies that could occur during shipping, receiving, or manufacturing
• Physically and systematically quarantine non-conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections
• Perform stock inspections/purges when notified of possible non-conforming/suspected unapproved material
• Evaluate and disposition sales returns
• Supervise the use of Measuring and Test Equipment to ensure it is well maintained and current relative to its calibration cycle
• Validate disposition of parts or repaired parts routed to shop floor, from warehouse, internal shops and suppliers for conformity and serviceability in accordance with approved data
• Conduct in-process inspections for components in electrical backshop, manufacturing, composites, blades and paint to decide the serviceability or rejection of manufactured parts, electrical components, and paint
• Verify build of aircraft system wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical terminations as per design drawings 
• Complete inspections to decide serviceability or rejection of Composite and Aluminum structures and panels including in-process “Clearance-to-close”, dimensional checks, acoustic tap testing or repair inspection of cracks, cell ruptures, contamination, punctures and scratches
• Inspect aircraft aluminum, titanium or steel structures for cracks, corrosion, damage and improper assembly
• Determine proper shimming and joining of structures with rivets or other hardware in accordance with design drawings, engineering disposition, and other approved data
• Select product samples and check them using appropriate methods (measuring dimensions, testing functionality, comparing to specifications etc.) to validate conformity to approved drawings and manuals
• Accomplish in-process and final quality inspections for maintenance, repair, modification and rework of aircraft, rotorcraft main and tail rotor blades, components and aircraft sub-assemblies
• Observe and validate instrument connections, functional or operational tests, adjustments of aircraft radios, navigational systems and flight control systems and instruments to ensure they meet required specifications
• Verification of testing for emergency locator transmitters (ELT), Transponders, Altimeters, Airspeed Indicators and Air Data Computers in accordance with Title 14 CFR Parts 91, 135 and 43
• Perform conformity inspections for Supplemental Type Certificated (STC) development projects, parts manufacturer approval (PMA) parts, structural and electrical components
• Provide Inspection and return to service support for offsite repair station activities

Documentation:  25%

• Ensure proper tagging, identification and airworthiness of parts released to Airframe, Engines, and Accessories
• Compare quantity, part number, and serial number of items received with procurement data, purchase orders and other specifications to ensure