Aerospace Avionics Quality Inspector (Supplier Sites)

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Quality Inspector – Supply Chain Avionics to perform visual and dimensional inspections on manufactured parts at supplier sites, travel up to 20%, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. The role emphasizes reading engineering drawings, applying gauges, and ensuring conformance to ASME Y14.5 specifications.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in receiving, precision, or metrological inspection and experience with avionics components such as wire harnesses and PCB/PCBAs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of receiving, precision, or metrological inspection experience.
• Experience leading a project and/or team.
• Experience detecting design, documentation, and drawing flaws.
• Experience as an avionics inspector for electro-mechanical components and assemblies such as wire harnesses and PCB/PCBAs.
• Experience inspecting composite components and documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications using ASME Y14.5.
• Lean manufacturing principles such as FIFO, 5S, material flow, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Travel up to 10-20% to perform visual and dimensional inspections on manufactured parts, assemblies, and/or sub-assemblies at supplier sites and within incoming inspection areas.
• Select and utilize standard gauges to ensure quality.
• Inspect feature tolerances by selecting the tool with the required accuracy.
• Perform complex inspections on purchased mechanical parts, components, assemblies and materials.
• Resolve nonconformance and documentation issues, support Quality Management System policies and procedure documentation, assess compliance to company and industry standards, initiate and lead continual improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Support the development of inspection plans at suppliers.
• Support supplier corrective action process, including verifying corrective action implementation.
• Provide support to both internal and external stakeholders on SpaceX requirements and inspection processes.
• Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and drive continuous improvement of processes both internally and at our suppliers.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Quality Inspector – Supply Chain Avionics to perform visual and dimensional inspections on manufactured parts at supplier sites, travel up to 20%, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. The role emphasizes reading engineering drawings, applying gauges, and ensuring conformance to ASME Y14.5 specifications.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in receiving, precision, or metrological inspection and experience with avionics components such as wire harnesses and PCB/PCBAs.