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QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR

Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services
TAMPA, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/8/2026

Position Summary

Quality Control Inspectors ensure the parts and components of aircraft and other aerospace equipment conform to design specifications and meet industry standards. A QC Inspector should have a general knowledge of the use of precision measuring devices and testing equipment to evaluate parts, instruments, and manufacturing processes using schematics, drawings, aircraft maintenance manuals, and/or but not limited to Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins.

Inspectors will be required to perform In-Process Audits, In-Process Inspections, and Final Inspections of mechanical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic parts, components, and subassemblies, including aircraft skin and structures.

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

  • Paid company holidays

  • 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Company-paid life insurance

  • Short- and long-term disability coverage

  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent

  • Must hold a valid Airframe and Powerplant license

  • Must have exceptional communication skills, written and verbal

  • Must have a minimum of five (5) years heavy service experience

  • Must have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office and computer skills

  • Must have a basic knowledge of the FAA FARs

  • Must have a basic knowledge of how to read and interpret Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Service Bulletins (SB)

  • Must be able to read and interpret technical manuals, instructions, blueprints, and drawings

  • Must demonstrate the ability to use, with accuracy, all precision measuring tools and devices

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Non-Destructive Testing Experience (NDT) in UT, Dye Pen, and ET

  • Documented formal Composite Training

  • Conformity and First Article Inspection Experience

  • Calibration Lab Experience

  • Ability to work in confined and restrictive spaces

  • Understand how to write and distribute FAA Forms such as 8130-3 and FAA Form 337

  • Intermediate level skill with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

  • Intermediate level skill with Windows operating systems

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Performs technical inspections of aircraft, parts, systems, subsystems, and aircraft structure

  • Performs quality and safety inspections of on-site equipment and tooling for use on aircraft

  • Performs in-progress and final inspections during maintenance, repair, modification, and rework of aircraft, aircraft components, and parts, and assumes responsibility for that work as indicated by signature

  • Inspects job progress, procedures, and maintenance forms used in performance of aircraft maintenance work to assure compliance with approved methods, data, procedures, and regulatory requirements

  • Inspects all incoming parts to assure they carry approved documentation and certification

  • Identifies and documents aircraft and aircraft parts discrepancies clearly and effectively

  • Must successfully complete all training assigned by the Director of Training or Quality Leadership

Additional Duties

  • Perform other duties as assigned by Quality Leadership necessary for the normal day-to-day operation, not determined at time of hire

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

  • Must be able to sit, stand, bend, crouch, kneel, and walk for extended periods

  • Must be able to climb and work from ladders, work stands, and other heights

  • Must be able to work with one or both hands extended overhead

  • Must have correctable 20/20 vision

  • Must be able to hear at conversational level

  • Must be able to lift 25 pounds

  • Must be able to handle and maintain control of small parts and to properly operate hand tools

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