Aerospace Valve Quality Inspector (Flight Hardware)

Future Ventures; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental coverage

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Quality Inspector to join the valve inspection team. You will perform in-process and end-of-line inspections on flight hardware for Dragon, Falcon and Starship programs, verifying conformance to design requirements and documenting anomalies.

You will work hands-on with precision tools, CAD models, and detailed drawings, contributing to root-cause analyses and continuous improvement in a high-stakes aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of inspection experience in aerospace, military or manufacturing.
• Experience with aerospace standards.
• Experience with calibrated inspection tools.
• Experience with quality assurance principles, methods, and processes.
• Experience with dimensional inspections and precision tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed in-process inspections on flight hardware, using drawings, CAD models and processes to verify conformance.
• Provide dimensional inspection and verification with precision tools.
• Document production and test anomalies per procedures.
• Communicate and help resolve quality issues across spaces and sites.
• Process non-conforming product and assist root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Observe operations and provide guidance as a technical resource.
• Evaluate manufacturing compliance to NASA, customer, and internal specs for launches.
• Perform other duties to ensure efficient operations.
• Support quality management system policies and procedures and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Aerospace standards

Quality assurance

Dimensional inspection

MS Office

Windows OS

AS9100 knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Tools

Calibrated inspection tools

MS Office

Windows OS

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Quality Inspector to join the valve inspection team. You will perform in-process and end-of-line inspections on flight hardware for Dragon, Falcon and Starship programs, verifying conformance to design requirements and documenting anomalies.

You will work hands-on with precision tools, CAD models, and detailed drawings, contributing to root-cause analyses and continuous improvement in a high-stakes aerospace environment.