Aerospace Precision Quality Inspector

Job Description

Job Description

Aerospace Precision Quality Inspector

Step into a hands-on role where every thousandth of an inch matters. Reporting to the QA Manager, you’ll be the go-to expert for dimensional and visual verification of aerospace-grade components across receiving, in-process, and final inspection.

A day in your life

Morning begins at the surface plate: you verify calibration status, organize micrometers and calipers, and set up the optical comparator. A shipment arrives—receiving inspection kicks off with thread and plug gages, followed by documenting results in both computerized and manual logs. Midday, you run a First Article Inspection (FAI) per QMS and specific customer requirements, record results, and upload data to meet QMS data-gathering needs. In the afternoon, a component flags out-of-tolerance—you partner with Project Engineers to disposition the discrepant material. Before sign-off, you perform a daily backup of quality data and prep for upcoming internal, customer, or third-party audits.

What you’ll handle

• Mechanical and visual inspections at receiving, in-process, and final stages
• Use of metrology tools: micrometers, calipers, height gages, surface plates, optical comparators, air gaging, thread gages, plug gages, and CMMs
• Execution of First Article Inspections (FAIs) per QMS and customer requirements
• Creation and maintenance of inspection records and documentation (computer and manual)
• Data entry and management to support QMS data-gathering requirements
• Support for calibration and maintenance of measuring devices per QP 7.6 and ISO 10012
• Assistance with internal, customer, and third-party audits
• Daily backups of quality data
• Collaboration with Project Engineers in dispositioning discrepant material
• Promotion of company Quality Policies and Objectives

What you’ll bring

• 3–5 years of quality inspection experience in aerospace or a similarly regulated precision-manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and manufacturing travelers
• Fluency with analog and digital inspection equipment (micrometers, calipers, height gauges, indicators, bore gauges)
• Foundational knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
• Accuracy in documenting results and maintaining traceable quality records
• Basic computer proficiency and a meticulous eye for detail

Core proficiencies

• GD&T
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Precision Measurement & Inspection
• Blueprint Reading
• ISO 10012
• CMM

Tools & technologies

• Measurement Gauges
• Calipers and Micrometers