Quality Inspector - Mechanical - Level 2

For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a premier leader in providing managed supplier quality services, including audits, assessments, remote surveillance assessments, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering support to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver services by deploying associates located throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide to your supplier sites. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with broad experience and local knowledge, who can represent our clients on demand and on-site more quickly than our competitors.
What to Expect:As a quality inspector, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the highest quality standards in defense manufacturing. You will be responsible for reviewing shipments received and lots, providing complete documentation packages, and verifying that FAI (First Article Inspection) paperwork meets the requirements of AS9100. Your role will be critical in supporting the production process by mitigating potential delays, managing inspection data, and aligning resources as needed. You will also contribute to the development and management of inspection programs, allowing engineering teams to focus on their core activities.
This is a 6+ Month Contract position in which you will support our client on-site on a part-time basis 1, initially at first or second shift hours

What You'll Do:

• Conduct in-process and final product inspections, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications for various materials and processes, including Aluminum and aluminum alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, composite, plastic, and CRES surfaces 
• Special processes (e.g., chromium plating, alloy plating, anodizing, heat treatment, abrasive & alkaline cleaning, magnetic particle)
• Non-destructive testing (e.g., penetrant methods of testing)
• Part marking
• Ability to read CMM inspection reports
• Utilize standard inspection hand tools (e.g., micrometers, calipers, height gages) to validate part dimensions and characteristics.
• Validate manufacturing planning and part routing.

What You'll Need:

• Extensive experience as a Senior Quality Inspector or with industry and commodity-specific expertise.
• Proficiency in dimensional inspection of precision tolerance parts.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with all inspection tools.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex GD&T requirements and validate complex assemblies.
• Experience with multiple primary and secondary part numbers (e.g., brackets, clips, doublers, splices, drip shields, etc.).

Join our team and help ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance in aerospace manufacturing.