Senior Airworthiness & Final Quality Inspector

Air Tractor, Inc.; Wichita Falls (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Tractor, Inc. in Texas seeks a Chief Inspector to serve as the final customer proxy, validating airworthiness and conformance before delivery. The role ensures the highest quality standard for each aircraft and drives continuous improvement across Flightline operations.

The Chief Inspector will lead defect identification, tracking, and escalation, collaborating with Quality Engineering and audits teams to meet FAA and company requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, or inspection experience.
• Extensive knowledge of FAA regulations and aircraft inspection practices.
• Understanding of AS9100 quality requirements preferred.
• Leadership and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform final aircraft inspections prior to customer delivery.
• Ensure compliance with FAA, customer, and company requirements.
• Serve as the final authority for aircraft quality acceptance.
• Identify, document, and trend aircraft defects and escapes.
• Maintain aircraft delivery quality metrics.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to investigate recurring defects.
• Support root cause and corrective action activities.
• Provide actionable quality data to drive process improvements.
• Support regulatory and customer audits.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

FAA regulations knowledge

Aircraft inspection practices

Job description

Air Tractor, Inc. in Texas seeks a Chief Inspector to serve as the final customer proxy, validating airworthiness and conformance before delivery. The role ensures the highest quality standard for each aircraft and drives continuous improvement across Flightline operations.

The Chief Inspector will lead defect identification, tracking, and escalation, collaborating with Quality Engineering and audits teams to meet FAA and company requirements.