Quality Assurance Inspector

United Aviate Academy; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight benefits for travel on United

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

United Aviate Academy seeks a qualified Assurance Inspector to perform inspection and return-to-service duties for maintenance operations at the repair station. This role ensures aircraft, engines, and components meet airworthiness and safety standards.

Applicants should hold an FAA A&P cert, bring at least five years’ experience, and demonstrate attention to detail and strong communication. The position supports a safety-first culture with opportunities for mentorship and advancement.

Qualifications

• Airframe & Powerplant certification is required.
• Minimum five years’ aviation maintenance experience.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform final inspections and return-to-service inspections.
• Maintain a safe, clean hangar environment.
• Verify maintenance documentation complies with FAA regulations and company procedures.
• Mentor technicians and provide procedural input.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

MS Office

Corridor software

Education

Airframe & Powerplant Certification

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Corridor maintenance software

Job description

We’re Hiring!

We are seeking highly Qualified Assurance Inspector to add to our team.

Perks and benefits

Flight benefits for travel on United Airlines, including buddy passes for friends and family.

Competitive salary, paid holidays, PTO, sick time, and medical/dental/vision insurance.

Position Summary

Quality Assurance Inspectors are responsible for performing the inspection and return-to-service functions for the maintenance operations performed at the repair station. The Quality Control Inspector plays a vital role in ensuring that our aircraft, engines, and components are maintained and repaired to the highest quality and safety standards and ensuring that airworthiness and reliability standards are achieved and unwavering.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain work environment to ensure a safe, clean, and orderly aircraft hangar
• Ensure safe and legal practices in accordance with FAA regulations and United Aviate policies, procedures and regulations
• Ensure all aircraft maintenance documentation is executed in compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, company policies and procedures, and applicable maintenance manuals
• Perform in-process inspections for all critical operations, Required Inspection Items (RII), torque verifications, and any steps or operations that would not be visible for inspection after assembly or completion
• Perform final inspections of aircraft, engines, systems or sections, bays/compartments, prior to closure of panels or cowls
• Perform verification and reviews of maintenance operations to ensure all applicable procedures and processes are followed
• Verification and review of all maintenance documentation to ensure compliance with internal and external standards and policies
• Perform final inspections and return-to-service inspections
• Assist technicians in the performance of their duties in the form of mentoring, training, and procedural inputs (utilizing approved reference materials)
• Support the Quality group with any audits, investigations, trends, issues, or corrective action plans, etc.
• Participate in and provide inputs to regular inspector team meetings
• Must maintain a neat and professional appearance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Experience

Quality Control Inspectors must be Airframe & Powerplant certificate holders with a minimum of five years’ experience in aviation maintenance.

QCI personnel must have an in-depth knowledge and experience with the following:

• Applicable FAA regulations
• Repair Station procedures, policies, processes, and requirements
• Inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to determine airworthiness.
• Ability to understand and interpret aircraft technical data
• Demonstrated high level of Attention-To-Detail

Education

The requirement to be a certified mechanic (and/or inspector) through FAA for a U.S. citizen include:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Minimum age requirement of 18 years old
• Fluent in English
• Possess an Airframe & Powerplant Certification

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors

• Must be qualified as an inspector (level 2) on the Repair Station Roster
• Must have exceptional written and oral communication skills and be able to interact with a wide variety of people
• Advanced computer skills (MS office programs, such as Word, Excel) are preferred
• Advanced knowledge and ability to navigate Corridor (maintenance software)
• Ability to successfully work with others as part of a team to achieve established goals
• Ability to work independently and within a team setting
• Outstanding attention to detail, organizational skills, valuing safety and adhering to company policies
• Embrace, enforce, and promote the highest quality and safety standards
• Ability to train and mentor technicians in the performance of their roles effectively and accurately to foster overall reliability and quality results
• In-depth knowledge of the general principles of inspections and continuous development of aircraft-specific knowledge and inspection details
• Commitment to the company culture as a subsidiary of United Airlines and valuing the Core4 principles

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

Physical demands consist of strenuous positions required to reach desired areas needing to be inspected. Ability to walk as a consistent part of their daily duties. Requires excellent vision (natural or corrected) and use of visual aids. Ability to stand throughout longs periods of times while using a wide variety of heavy toolsneededto fix aircraft parts. Ability to lift aircraft tools, parts, and equipment varying from 10lbs – 70lbs or ability to use tools that can lift more when needed. Work environment consists of a large maintenance hangar that can become consistent with outside temperatures. Aircraft maintenance hangar may also experience loud noises consistently throughout the day.

EEO Statement:

Westwind School of Aeronautics Phoenix, LLC, dba United Aviate Academy (UAA), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: All employment decisions at UAA are based on business needs. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting job applicants and employees without regard to race, religion or belief, color, national, social or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, genetic information, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, or any other status protected by laws or regulations. Decisions on employment and promotions are based solely upon an individual’s qualifications, with reference to the responsibilities and skills required of the position for which the individual is being considered.

United Aviate Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and welcome all qualified individuals of different backgrounds.