Quality Inspector A - (Contract)

Airbus•Columbus, MS

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America. Join the Airbus Helicopters team as a Quality Inspector A, where your technical mastery meets world-class aerospace engineering. You will be responsible for the end-to-end quality lifecycle of our aircraft, ensuring total compliance with FAA and EASA regulations. From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen. On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Current/Valid FAA Airframe & Power Plant License
4 years of quality inspection on aircraft components and systems --or--
6 years as an aviation maintenance technician (AMT) on aircraft components and systems
Ability to interpret technical and regulatory documentation
Familiar with inspection tools, aids and devices used in determining tolerances and specification limits
Part 145 Repair Station experience
Onsite: 100% unless on business travel.
Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily. Must have correctable near and far vision if applicable.
Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and able to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily.
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily.
Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools daily.
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs daily.
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs daily.
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools daily.
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer several times a week.
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor daily.
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice 15% or less yearly.
Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily.
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in French, German or Spanish
FAA Inspection Authorization (IA)
FCC 2nd Class License
Non Destructive Inspection (NDI) Certificate
Minimum 6 years or equivalent diversified experience on Airbus Helicopters products as either a certificated AMT or quality inspector
Associates Degree in Aviation or related industry

Responsibilities

Execute detailed inspections across aircraft systems, including dimensional checks, hidden damage assessments, and functional testing.
Approve or reject incoming materials, ensuring only the highest quality components enter our production line.
Utilize a variety of precision aids and devices to determine specification limits with absolute accuracy.
Take ownership of the final "stamp of approval," certifying that our helicopters are safe, compliant, and ready for the sky.
Perform required technical inspections to receive or reject incoming material, airframes, aircraft components and to detect/report suspected unapproved parts
Perform in-process inspections for components in electrical backshops, manufacturing, composites, MRO and paint shop to judge the serviceability or rejection of manufactured parts, electrical components, and paint
Perform detailed inspections of manufactured components such as but not limited to dimensional checks and acoustic tap testing
Inspect aircraft aluminium, 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
Detect hidden damage during inspections of airframe structures, components and sub-assemblies that could occur during shipping, receiving, or manufacturing
Verify build of aircraft system wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical terminations as per design drawings
Physically and systematically quarantine non-conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections
Monitor the use of Measuring and Test Equipment to ensure it is well maintained and current relative to its calibration cycle
Perform stock inspections/purges when notified of possible non-conforming/suspected unapproved material
Evaluate and disposition sales returns
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 conformity, maintenance, repair, modification, rework and overhaul of aircraft components and sub-assemblies
Perform conformity inspections for Supplemental Type Certificated (STC) development projects, parts manufacturer approval (PMA) parts, structural and electrical components
Inspect multiple airframe components to determine proper fit, form and function of the components
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
Qualify dynamic component parts applying visual inspection and precision measurement methods.
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
Ensure compliance with all applicable calendar/hourly inspections, life limited or cycle limited components, airworthiness directives and alert service bulletins
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
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 accuracy and completeness
Create, distribute, track in SAP and disposition the monthly Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED) report as directed
Create QN/NCs for non-conforming material detected and coordinate with Quality Engineers on non-conformity resolution
Ensure all materials have required documentation (i.e. 8130-3, EASA Form, Certificate of Conformance)
Process Goods Receipts during receiving of material
Document applicable maintenance actions for airframe, engine, accessories and components in accordance with FAA and EASA approved regulations and company procedures.
Research airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and alert service bulletins for applicability to aircraft and/or components
Read and validate engineering drawings, reports, and test specifications
Properly identify and document items in quality quarantine cage
Document and prepare airframe, engine, accessories or components for return to service after production, maintenance, overhaul, repair, inspection, test or modification
Compose and prepare required delivery documentation in relation to qualifying the airworthiness or return to service of aircraft, engines, parts, components and systems
Apply Airbus Core Values to create an environment for success, set the example, uphold the standard and welcome challenges while maintaining integrity, commitment, confidence, teamwork, customer focus, respect and reliability
Perform routine process audits to ensure necessary training, tooling and technical data are available for task completion
Review quality procedures, processes, documents and forms used during daily activities for accuracy and completeness
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and FAA & EASA Regulations
Support Company events, departmental meetings, special projects and team meetings
Demonstrate creativity by proposing innovations using lean methodologies to ensure that top company objectives (TCOs) are met
Other duties as assigned at management discretion