What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Specialist position at AEVEX?
Job Overview
The Quality Assurance Specialist prepares product specific inspection plans and instructions for each platform in production. This individual works with quality control to improve inspection techniques, validation methodology, and troubleshooting protocol.
Essential Functions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties the employee is:
Security Clearance
AEVEX Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
About AEVEX
AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.
AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AEVEX is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
The Quality Assurance Specialist prepares product specific inspection plans and instructions for each platform in production. This individual works with quality control to improve inspection techniques, validation methodology, and troubleshooting protocol.
Essential Functions
- Verify and ensure the adherence of aircraft products to required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.
- Work with the engineering team to define and/or refine quality requirements for assigned aircraft products.
- Regularly review manufacturing processes and recommend quality controls, improvements, and related inspections to production leads.
- Develop QA processes, documentation and related checklists.
- Work with Configuration Manager to develop and maintain technical data as required.
- Prepares product specific inspection plans and instructions for each platform in production.
- Performs process audits to ensure continual compliance on the production floor and develops processes/procedures as needed when gaps are identified.
- Works with quality control to improve inspection techniques, validation methodology, and troubleshooting protocol.
- Monitors nonconformance trends, administers root cause investigations, and develops corrective and preventative action plans.
- Works with suppliers to improve product quality and implement receiving inspection practices for trending defective product.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule].
- Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices.
- Embodies AEVEX’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture.
- Able to read, interpret and work from engineering drawings, blueprints, and other technical data
- Familiarity with Systems Integration Assembly Processes/ J-Standards
- Familiarity with Root Cause and Corrective Action Engagement
- Familiarity with Inspection and Testing Procedure Development
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline (preferred but not required)
- ASQ Certified Quality Technician (preferred but not required)
- A minimum of 5 years of Aircraft related Quality Assurance experience
- A minimum of 5 years of aircraft maintenance experience
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties the employee is:
- Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time
- Frequently required to sit, and to reach to use computers and other office equipment
- Constantly required repetitive movements of wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Security Clearance
- Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret DoD clearance, U.S. Citizenship required.
AEVEX Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
About AEVEX
AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.
AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AEVEX is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.