Senior Aerospace Quality Inspector

HORST Engineering; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO Package

Paid Company Holidays

401K Match Program

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance

Job summary

HORST Engineering in East Hartford, CT seeks a Senior Inspector to inspect and record aerospace component dimensions, ensuring conformance to blueprints and customer specs. You will verify first pieces, support manufacturing with dimensional issues, and act as the QA liaison across departments.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in quality inspection, experience with aerospace OEMs (GE Aviation, Raytheon), and strong familiarity with FAI/PPAP, DOC submissions, and inspection equipment.

Qualifications

• A.S. degree in related engineering or technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Inspection.
• Experience with GE Aviation, Raytheon Technologies (Collins Aerospace/Pratt & Whitney Aircraft), and other aerospace OEM customers is required.
• Understanding of FAI and PPAP; ECAV reports and submissions.
• Familiar with major customer supplier portals (GE Aviation, Raytheon Technologies).
• Familiar with Flight Safety and critical component processes (ESA, VSE, SPS).
• Strong IT skills related to inspection measuring/test equipment and digital gaging.
• Familiarity with export compliance DFAR and ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Performs layout inspection on all levels of manufactured parts.
• Ensures parts meet blueprint, operation sheet, or other specs.
• Prioritizes job assignments in quality inspection area.
• Interacts with all levels on quality issues.
• Verifies rejections before submission to quality clinic.
• Liaison between Quality and Engineering for communication.
• Carries out duties of a Quality Inspector and creates FAI/IMS documentation.
• Performs full inspections and first piece inspections; records dimensions per docs.

Skills

Quality inspection

Dimensional measurement

Inspection methodology

Team collaboration

Education

AS degree in engineering/tech

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Gages

Job description

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

The Senior Inspector is primarily responsible for inspecting and recording dimensions of aerospace components. Ensuring product and certification conformance to blueprint and customer specifications.

This role is 100% in office at our plant in East Hartford, CT.

At HORST we offer a variety of benefits including but not limited to:

• Competitive PTO Package
• Paid Company Holidays
• 401K Match Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Senior Inspector is primarily responsible for inspecting and recording dimensions of aerospace components. Ensuring product and certification conformance to blueprint and customer specifications. This role verifies manufacturing first piece for conformance to controlled documentation as well as supplier’s conformance to purchase order requirements and controlled documentation. Support’s manufacturing associates in solving dimensional verification issues and acts as the company resource for all departments regarding inspection methodology, technique, gaging and process specification interpretation.

Essential Job Duties

• Performs layout inspection on all levels of manufactured parts.
• Using knowledge of best quality practices and manufacturing methods, ensures manufactured parts meet blueprint, operation sheet, or other specification requirements.
• Prioritizes job assignments within quality inspection area.
• Interacts with all levels of associates regarding quality issues.
• Verify rejections prior to submitting to quality clinic.
• Liaison between Quality and Engineering to facilitate communication and activity.
• Performs all the responsibilities of a Quality Inspector.
• Responsible for creation of documentation related to FAI forms and submission as required, creation of Inspection Method Sheet (IMS) forms and perform duties related.
• Perform full inspections; ability to conduct first piece inspections.
• Inspect and record dimensions per process sheets, inspection reports, blueprints and any other applicable documentation.
• Review process certifications.
• Visual and dimensional inspection.
• Utilize appropriate micrometers, calipers, gages and other inspection equipment as required.
• Work to resolve customer issues.
• Work with internal teams to resolve any technical issues.
• Ability to work both independently, utilizing good judgement and as a team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills

• A.S. degree in related engineering or technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Inspection.
• DQR for PW, GE, PWC is a plus.
• Experience with GE Aviation, Raytheon Technologies (Collins Aerospace/Pratt & Whitney Aircraft), and other aerospace OEM customers is required.
• Understanding of First Article Inspection Reports (FAI) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) reports. ECAV reports and submissions.
• Familiar with major customer supplier portals including GE Aviation and Raytheon Technologies.
• Familiar with Flight Safety and other critical component processes including ESA, VSE, SPS.
• Strong information technology skills especially related to inspection measuring and test equipment, digital gaging, and quality systems.
• Familiarity with export compliance requirements including DFAR and ITAR.