Aerospace Quality Specialist — RCCA, Audits & FAIRs

APM Manufacturing; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

401 k with Employer Match

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

APM Manufacturing is seeking a Quality Specialist to ensure compliance with aerospace quality requirements. You will lead quality planning, audits, RCCA, and supplier evaluations to uphold precision manufacturing standards.

The role collaborates with production, planning and engineering to improve processes, analyze trends, and support internal audits per AS9100/NADCAP. Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Office is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience with AS9100, NADCAP or similar quality frameworks.
• Experience performing RCCA and audits.
• Ability to read manufacturing drawings, GD&T, and inspection methods.
• Experience preparing FAIRs and cert packages for customer portals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with production, planning, and engineering to improve quality.
• Analyze quality trends and participate in RCCA processes.
• Evaluate supplier performance using KPIs and maintain supplier scorecards.
• Support training of quality and production staff in inspection procedures.
• Conduct internal process and quality system audits per AS9100 and NADCAP.
• Prepare and review FAIRs per AS9102.
• Create cert packs for shipping and upload documents to portals.
• Review contracts with a quality focus and support supplier audits.
• Maintain calibration logs and shelf-life controls.
• Assist in document control and continuous improvement.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

NADCAP familiarity

RCCA experience

GD&T understanding

FAIR preparation

Supplier quality

JobBOSS ERP

MS Office

Contract interpretation

Tools

JobBOSS ERP

Job description

APM Manufacturing is seeking a Quality Specialist to ensure compliance with aerospace quality requirements. You will lead quality planning, audits, RCCA, and supplier evaluations to uphold precision manufacturing standards.

The role collaborates with production, planning and engineering to improve processes, analyze trends, and support internal audits per AS9100/NADCAP. Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Office is expected.