Aviation Quality Control Lead — FAA‑Ready Inspections

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd; Pensacola (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Vision Insurance

401k

PTO

Uniforms

Holidays

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Company events

Job summary

ST Engineering Aerospace in Pensacola, FL seeks a Quality Control Lead to guide a team of inspectors and ensure every aircraft meets FAA standards. The role blends hands-on inspection with team leadership, reviewing flight logs and mentoring staff to drive operational excellence at the Repair Station.

You will be responsible for supervising inspectors, verifying work, and ensuring compliance with FARs and engineering instructions approved by the FAA, while supporting safe, efficient aircraft

Qualifications

• A&P License is required.
• 5 years of heavy commercial aircraft maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 2 years inspection experience.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise all inspectors in your crew.
• Review incoming aircraft maintenance logs for work required at the Repair Station.
• Transfer work to the appropriate forms and manage workflow.
• Assign and monitor inspectors' duties.
• Survey all work in progress and ensure timely completion.
• Verify airworthiness release and entries in logs.
• Check installation, security, safety, and workmanship.
• Ensure conformance to specifications per repair or maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Inspection supervision

Flight logs review

Mentoring inspectors

Education

A&P License

High School Diploma

Tools

Blueprints

FAA Manuals

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Who YOU are and what You can become:
Are you an experienced aircraft maintenance professional with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for safety? As our Quality Control Lead, you’ll guide a team of inspectors ensuring every aircraft leaving our facility meets the highest FAA standards. In this role, you’ll balance hands-on inspections with team leadership, from reviewing flight logs and verifying repairs to mentoring inspectors and driving operational excellence. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy leading by example, and are ready to play a critical role in keeping aircraftair-worthyand operations efficient, this is the opportunity to take your expertise to new heights!

Who WE are and where WE are going:

ST Engineering Aerospace is located in Pensacola, FL, at the Pensacola International Airport. We are a renowned provider of aircraft maintenance and modification (AMM) services for commercial airlines and air freight operators. We meet our customers' requirements by providing a full spectrum of high-quality, reliable, and timely AMM and engineering solutions. We have the know-how and experience to comprehensively manage complex projects, ens uring our customers' aircraft operate safely and efficiently

What YOU will do:

The Lead Inspector shall be responsibletotheSupervisor ofQuality Control for the activities of all Inspectors assigned to your crew.

In This Role YOU will:

• Assistand direct all personnel assigned to your crew.
• Review incomingaircraftmaintenancelogs for items of work required to beaccomplishedat the Repair Station.
• Procure required forms and workorders andtransferwork to be accomplished to forms.
• Assign andmonitorinspectors' duties.
• Survey all work in progress.
• Accept or reject workaccomplishedfor all items generated on the work order.
• Ensure that shift inspectors give essential tie-in to their relief to ensure proper completion of work in progress.
• Be responsible forentries in theaircraftmaintenanceflight logs, as well as the airworthiness release.
• Check for proper installation, security,safetyand workmanship.
• Check for proper material and fasteners.
• Check for conformance to specification per repair, maintenance or other relevant manual or applicable engineering instruction approved by the FAA.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Good working knowledge of all aircraft job tasks, through understanding of all applicable FAR’s and company policy and procedures through knowledge of all aircraft manuals and related materials. Strong knowledge of all company and customer paperwork and a thorough knowledge of blueprint and drawing instructions.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS:

A strong level of interpersonal skills is required to maintain an effective relationship with various departments, inspectors, co-workers, supervision and the customer.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

Requires easy mobility around various sections of aircraft. Requires mental skills and quickness with the ability to cope with stress and intense effort or exertion usually caused by long working hours. Working environment requires standing 90% of the workday on hard surfaces. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and to report to work regularly

What YOU Need:

• A&P Licenserequired
• 5years ofheavy commercialaircraftmaintenance experience
• Minimum of 2 years inspection experience
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

YOU get more than Just compensation with US:

As part of the ST Engineering family, you will be treated like family. We offer a great range of benefits that our employees value and help make ST Engineering the best place to learn and work. Our benefits reflect our commitment to attract, engage and retain the most talented people and offer a diverse selection of benefits to suit you and your family.

Some of the benefits we offer are listed below:

• Medical Benefits
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with Employer match
• PTO
• Company provided uniforms
• 6 Nationally recognized holidays
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company sponsored events throughout the year

Background and Drug Screening Requirements-

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, successful completion of a background check and drug screening is a mandatory condition for employment. All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results from these screenings.

Equal Opportunity -

It takes diverse talent to solve real-world problems. ST Engineering is committed to building a workplace community where inclusion is valued, and everyone feels welcomed. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s through our differences that innovative changes are made.

Reasonable Accommodations–

ST Engineering is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact our Talent Strategies team at 1-571-771-0101, or by email at [e-mail].