Quality Inspector - Electromechanical - Evenings

SQA Services; Brentwood (MD); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SQA Services seeks a detail-oriented Welding Inspector to ensure the quality, compliance, and integrity of welded components and assemblies. This on-site role runs 5 days a week, 1:30pm-10pm, for a 1-year contract.

Responsibilities include visual inspection, evaluating weld quality, and reviewing documentation to confirm conformity with drawings and specifications. ITAR compliance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Experience performing visual inspection per AWS D1.1
• Ability to review welding documentation and ensure compliance
• Familiar with AWS D1.1 acceptance criteria and weld codes
• ITAR compliance; US citizen or lawful permanent resident required

Responsibilities

• Perform visual inspection (VT) of welded components per AWS D1.1
• Evaluate weld workmanship and surface condition
• Verify weld profiles, sizes, and contours
• Inspect various weld types including fillet, groove, CJP/PJP
• Review welding documentation for compliance

Skills

Welding inspection

Attention to detail

Documentation review

Education

CWI certification

VT Level II certification

NDE certifications (MT/PT)

OSHA safety training

Job description

For almost 30 years, SQA Services has been a premier leader in the provision of managed supplier quality services for audits, assessments, remote surveillance assessments, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering to manufacturers within all industries. We deliver services by deploying associates who are located throughout the United States and in 90+ countries around the world to your supplier sites. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with broad experience and local knowledge who can represent our clients on-demand and on-site faster than our competitors.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Welding Inspector to ensure the quality, compliance, and integrity of welded components and assemblies. This role is responsible for performing inspections, verifying documentation, and ensuring all materials and workmanship meet applicable standards, drawings, and specifications. This position with be on site 5 days a week, 1:30pm-10pm. This is a 1-year contract!

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform visual inspection (VT) of structural welds in accordance with AWS D1.1 acceptance criteria
• Evaluate weld workmanship and surface condition
• Identify weld discontinuities including:
  • Cracks
  • Undercut
  • Porosity
  • Overlap
  • Incomplete fusion indications
  • Arc strikes
  • Excessive reinforcement
  • Crater defects
• Verify weld profiles, weld size, and contour requirements
• Inspect fillet welds, groove welds, CJP and PJP welds
• Welding Documentation Review

Required Qualifications:

• Education / Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
• VT Level II certification
• NDE certifications (MT/PT preferred)
• OSHA safety training
• Structural steel fabrication experience

$35 - $40 an hour

Note: This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and/or defense articles. As such, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants who do not meet these criteria will not be considered for this role.

SQA Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

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