Complex Engine Assembly FAI Specialist

Verify • San Antonio, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Complex Engine Assembly FAI Specialist supports First Article Inspection (FAI) preparation for complex engine assemblies and subassemblies across existing and upcoming configurations. The role focuses on tracing requirements from drawings through manufacturing planning before assembly, ensuring that product characteristics are accounted for and FAI documentation is accurate, complete, and traceable. It involves reviewing linked drawings, specifications, parts lists, and operation sheets, and requires an understanding of how complex assemblies are manufactured. The position is onsite in San Antonio, Texas, and is a two-month contract. The listed compensation is $55–$60 per hour. The role is associated with first- and second-shift work; occasional swing shifts, second shifts, or weekends may be needed for assembly-floor FAI activities, approximately 10% of the assignment, without a recurring schedule. These hours do not apply to prework, and scheduling flexibility will be considered where feasible.

The specialist works independently while coordinating with customer planning, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve ambiguities, confirm clarifications and approved updates, and keep records current. The role may also support assembly-floor FAI execution, linking advance documentation preparation with product verification.

Requirements

• Ability to work onsite in San Antonio, Texas.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing and/or Quality.
• Demonstrated quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, assembly planning, or equivalent hands-on experience with complex mechanical assemblies.
• Ability to interpret multi-sheet assembly drawings, bills of material, drawing notes, specifications, and detailed work instructions, including linked drawings and referenced specifications across the assembly hierarchy.
• Practical understanding of assembly processes, including fasteners, torque, lubrication, component installation, safety wire, and dimensional requirements.
• Ability to compare engineering requirements against manufacturing instructions, recognize discrepancies, and work with engineering and planning to resolve them.
• Strong Excel and computer skills, including comfort organizing large volumes of technical data and learning customer software and workflows quickly.
• Meticulous documentation, revision tracking, follow-through, and ability to maintain requirement traceability through iterative reviews.
• Clear technical communication and ability to work independently.
• Ability to work occasional swing shifts, second shifts, or weekends during assembly-floor FAI activities, approximately 10% of the assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with aerospace engines, gas turbines, or similarly complex mechanical assemblies and subassemblies.
• Experience preparing or reviewing assembly FAI documentation and characteristic accountability.
• Familiarity with DISCUS, Excel-based FAI documentation, Teamcenter or similar product lifecycle management systems, and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
• Experience supporting drawing and planning changes in collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed print-to-plan reviews, comparing product definition against parts lists, bills of material, MES consumption records, and assembly planning.
• Verify part-number references, component quantities, torque and lubricant requirements, safety wire, dimensions, locations, drawing notes, and specification requirements against applicable assembly operations.
• Use DISCUS to balloon drawings and prepare characteristic data and output files for FAI upload according to customer guidance.
• Build and maintain Excel characteristic accountability records linking drawing requirements to planning, controls, and verification evidence.
• Coordinate with customer planning and engineering to confirm clarifications and approved updates, and keep records current as changes are approved.
• Maintain traceability of requirements, revisions, open items, and supporting records.
• Submit deliverables for customer review, incorporate feedback, and communicate progress and decisions needed.
• Support assembly-floor FAI execution as assigned, connecting upfront preparation to product verification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed