Quality Control Inspector

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation; Coatesville (Chester County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation is seeking a Quality Inspector to perform critical inspections of manufactured and procured aerospace components, airframes, and powerplants. You will ensure materials and finished products meet quality, integrity, and safety standards from raw materials through to final assembly.

The role requires a strong background in blueprint reading, GD&T, precision measurement, and FAA regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in a technical discipline or related field.
• Valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate.
• 3–5 years hands-on aircraft maintenance and quality inspection experience.
• Proficiency in blueprint reading, GD&T and precision measurement equipment.
• Knowledge of FAA FARs and AS9100 quality systems.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PPT) proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform receiving, in-process, and final inspections on aerospace components.
• Read specifications, drawings, and GD&T data.
• Operate calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and other tools.
• Segregate, document, and quarantine non-conforming parts; initiate corrective actions.
• Inspect aircraft repairs and return-to-service documents under FAA rules.
• Enforce QA policies and government requirements.
• Coordinate with external parties on quality-system matters.
• Develop improved techniques for quality and safety control.
• Contribute to setting disposition standards for finished products.
• Create and update quality assurance documentation.
• Prepare product/process quality reports and trends.
• Attend workshops and professional networks to maintain knowledge.
• Assist with budget planning and cost-control related to QA activities.
• Support cross-functional teams in product and process improvements.
• Produce related results and support training efforts.

Skills

Blueprint reading

GD&T

Precision measurement

Schematic interpretation

MS Office

Education

BA/BS in technical discipline

FAA A&P certificate

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Height gauges

Optical comparators

Borescopes

Job description

Job Title: Quality Inspector

Department: Quality

Reports to: CTO

The Quality Inspector will perform critical inspections of manufactured and procured components, as well as inspections on airframes, powerplants, and logbooks. The Quality Inspector ensures that from raw materials to finished products, components meet the quality, integrity, and efficiency standards set by the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform Inspections: Conduct receiving, in-process, and final dimensional inspections on machined or assembled aerospace components.
• Read Specifications: Interpret complex engineering drawings, blueprints, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) data.
• Use Precision Tools: Operate tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, optical comparators, borescopes, and other measuring devices.
• Manage Non-Conformances: Segregate, document, and quarantine defective or non-conforming parts, initiating corrective action requests when necessary.
• Airworthiness Approval: Inspect and sign off on aircraft repairs, modifications, and return-to-service documents under FAA regulations.
• Assure and maintain product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures, standards, regulatory guidelines, and government requirements.
• Acts as liaison with external parties on matters relating to the quality system.
• Evaluate and develop improved techniques for the control of quality, reliability, and safety.
• Contribute to establishing standards for the disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures.
• Institutes rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures.
• Creates product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Collaborate with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs and manufacturing and training methods. Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing the quality assurance budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in technical or related discipline
• Licensure: Valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate.
• Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of hands‑on aircraft maintenance and quality inspection experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in blueprint reading, GD&T, schematic interpretation, and operating precision measurement equipment.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and legal standards (FAA FARs)
• Working knowledge of quality system requirements (AS9100)
• Experience with MS suite of tools (i.e. Word, Excel, Teams, PPT)

Preferred

• Experience with Non-Destructive Inspection
• ASTM-1417
• ASTM-1444
• ASME-Y14.5-2009

Shift: 1st shift