Aerospace NDI Lead: Build & Scale Quality + Equity

Swarmaero; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Health benefits

PTO & sick leave

Wellness stipend

Office lunch

Parental leave

Impactful mission

Strong team

Job summary

Swarm Aero in Fayetteville, AR seeks an experienced NDI Engineer to define and stand up the NDI capability for composite and metallic structures. You will develop inspection plans, write procedures, and ensure quality as production scales.

You will apply SPC, disposition defects, and collaborate with design and manufacturing to improve inspectability, leading toward building an NDI team with training and certification programs.

Qualifications

• NDI experience in aerospace/composites/metals; high-rate manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience establishing new NDI procedures.
• Knowledge of materials and inspection methods and their limits.
• Experience with ultrasonic (incl. phased array), radiography or CT.
• Familiarity with NAS 410 / ASNT SNT-TC-1A or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define and stand up NDI capability: methods, equipment, procedures.
• Develop inspection plans, acceptance criteria, references.
• Create quality docs and control requirements for scaling.
• Collaborate with design and production to improve inspectability.
• Apply SPC to inspection and manufacturing data to detect drift.
• Disposition defects and support root cause investigations.
• Identify bottlenecks and test floor improvements for throughput.
• Lay groundwork for an NDI team: training and certification programs.

Skills

NDI in aerospace/composites/metals

Hands-on NDI procedure setup

Materials knowledge (composites/metals

Ultrasonic inspection (phased array)

NAS 410 / ASNT SNT-TC-1A familiarity

Education

Relevant technical degree in NDI/Materials/Manufacturing

Tools

Ultrasonic (phased array) equipment

Radiography/CT inspection

Eddy current inspection

Thermography inspection

NDT qualification standards knowledge

Job description

Swarm Aero in Fayetteville, AR seeks an experienced NDI Engineer to define and stand up the NDI capability for composite and metallic structures. You will develop inspection plans, write procedures, and ensure quality as production scales.

You will apply SPC, disposition defects, and collaborate with design and manufacturing to improve inspectability, leading toward building an NDI team with training and certification programs.