Quality Assurance Technician

Job Description:

 Airbus/Aerovel is searching for a Quality AssuranceTechnician to join our team in Bingen, WA. In this role, you will you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate closely with engineering, supplier, and manufacturing personnel to uphold rigorous quality control standards and processes. Your attention to detail, precision, and commitment to excellence will be essential as we continue to advance the field of unmanned aviation.

Meet The Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most advanced small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Your Working Environment:

Nestled in the heart of the stunning Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Pacific Northwest has to offer!
 

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Quality Control: 35%

• Perform quality control (QC) inspections of aerospace components and systems

• Assist with and/or review investigations into quality-related issues

• Monitor and track corrective actions to address any quality issues

• Use precision measuring tools and equipment to assess dimensions, tolerances, and material properties

• Identify defects, discrepancies, and non-conformances, document findings and work with appropriate stakeholders to correct or mitigate recurrence. 

• Physically and systematically quarantine non-conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections

• Perform First Article Inspections 

• Ensure proper tagging, identification and airworthiness of production parts

Quality Assurance: 35%

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control processes and documentation

• Document QC inspection results, non-conformances, and other quality-related issues; communicate and resolve these findings and recommendations for corrective and preventative actions

• Develop and implement quality related policies, procedures, and programs

• Develop necessary inspection requirements from supplier, incoming, in process, and final inspection points as required. 

• Conduct internal audits on manufacturing lines to assess adherence to established quality standards, contributing to the enhancement of overall quality control.

• Collaborate with production personnel to ensure adherence to quality standards during manufacturing and assembly

Quality Department Support/Continuous Improvement: 30%

• Engage in seamless collaboration with the manufacturing team to swiftly identify and effectively resolve issues associated with incoming materials, ensuring production processes run smoothly.

• Work with engineers to improve component specifications and recommend actions to