NDI Lead — Aerospace Quality & Production Innovation

Swarm Aero; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity in a high-growth DEF

Competitive base salary commensurate w

Medical, dental, vision, and 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch (office)

Paid parental leave

Direct impact on national security

World-class team of engineers and ops

Job summary

Swarm Aero is hiring an NDI Engineer in Fayetteville, AR to build the first scalable inspection system for composite and metallic structures. You will define methods, specify equipment, and write procedures for new aircraft components, partnering with design and stress teams.

You will develop inspection plans, establish acceptance criteria, and create essential quality docs to support high-rate production and first articles transitioning to production.

Qualifications

• NDI experience in aerospace, composites, metallics, or similar complex hardware.
• Hands-on experience establishing new NDI procedures for a program or line.
• Working knowledge of materials and how inspection methods vary with them.
• Depth in ultrasonic, radiography, CT, thermography, eddy current, penetrant, or magnetic particle.
• Familiarity with NAS 410, ASNT SNT-TC-1A or equivalent.
• Ability to implement structure without slowing the team.

Responsibilities

• Define and stand up our NDI capability: methods, equipment, inspection procedures.
• Develop inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and references with design/stress teams.
• Create quality documentation and control requirements for scaling production.
• Collaborate with aircraft designers to improve inspectability and catch issues early.
• Apply SPC to inspection and manufacturing data to detect drift early.
• Disposition defects, support MRB, and feed learnings back to design and process.
• Identify bottlenecks, test floor improvements, and improve throughput and predictability.
• Lay groundwork for an NDI team: training, qualification, and certification programs.

Skills

NDI experience

Develop NDI procedures

SPC analysis

Root cause investigations

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Ultrasonic (phased array)

Radiography

CT

Thermography

Eddy current

Penetrant testing

Magnetic particle

Job description

Swarm Aero is hiring an NDI Engineer in Fayetteville, AR to build the first scalable inspection system for composite and metallic structures. You will define methods, specify equipment, and write procedures for new aircraft components, partnering with design and stress teams.

You will develop inspection plans, establish acceptance criteria, and create essential quality docs to support high-rate production and first articles transitioning to production.