Job Title: Service Center Inspector - Lead

What you will be doing as a Service Center Inspector - Lead:

In this role, you can expect to lead and mentor a skilled team while setting the standard for inspection excellence in a fast‑paced aviation environment. You’ll ensure all inspection methods and procedures meet FAA regulations and manufacturer requirements, playing a critical role in aircraft safety, quality, and compliance.

Your responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):

·        Aircraft & Component Inspections: Conduct in‑process, incoming, hidden damage, and final inspections to ensure all maintenance, repairs, and alterations meet airworthiness standards

·        Airworthiness Certification & Return to Service: Certify aircraft and components for return to service by inspecting hardware, verifying documentation, and ensuring compliance with FAA regulations and Textron Aviation quality standards

·        Technical Documentation Interpretation: Interpret and apply maintenance manuals, wiring diagrams, structural repair manuals, and approved technical publications to support accurate inspections and compliance

·        Regulatory Compliance & Records Oversight: Verify inspection records, reports, and FAA documentation to ensure accuracy, traceability, and adherence to regulatory and quality requirements

·        FAA & Customer Requirements Support: Apply RII, Part 135 customer requirements, MELs, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and conformity standards to all inspection and buy‑off activities

Inspection Leadership & Audit Support: Guide and coordinate inspection activities, support FAA or ODA audits, assist with conformity and certification processes, and collaborate with Quality leadership on document control and compliance