Title: Quality Inspector
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Hourly Rate of Pay Range: $43.00 per hour

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aerospace industry innovator to hire a highly skilled Quality Inspector who is passionate about precision, compliance, and aircraft safety. If you thrive in a fast-paced aviation environment and have a sharp eye for detail, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on aircraft quality, reliability, and airworthiness.

In this critical role, you’ll perform detailed inspections on aircraft components, structures, systems, and assemblies while ensuring compliance with FAA, EASA, and company standards. Your expertise will help maintain the integrity and safety of aerospace products that support missions around the world.

What You’ll Do

Inspection & Quality Assurance Responsibilities (60)

• Perform technical inspections to receive or reject incoming materials, airframes, and aircraft components

• Conduct in-process inspections in manufacturing, composites, MRO, paint shop, and electrical backshop environments

• Inspect aircraft aluminum, titanium, and steel structures for cracks, corrosion, damage, and assembly defects

• Perform dimensional inspections, acoustic tap testing, and visual inspections using precision measurement tools

• Verify aircraft wiring harnesses, connectors, and electrical terminations per engineering drawings

• Detect hidden damage occurring during shipping, receiving, or manufacturing processes

• Validate structural assembly, shimming, riveting, and hardware installation to approved design data

• Conduct conformity inspections for STC projects, PMA parts, structural systems, and electrical components

• Observe and validate functional testing of aircraft radios, navigational systems, flight controls, ELTs, transponders, altimeters, and air data computers

• Ensure compliance with FAA regulations, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and life-limited component requirements

• Quarantine and document non-conforming components and assemblies

Documentation & Compliance Responsibilities (30)

• Maintain accurate quality documentation and inspection records

• Create and manage non-conformance reports (QN/NCs) and coordinate resolutions with Quality Engineers

• Verify required airworthiness documentation including 8130-3s, EASA Forms, and Certificates of Conformance

• Process Goods Receipts and track shelf-life expiration reporting within SAP

• Research airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and technical documentation

• Prepare aircraft components and systems for return to service after maintenance, repair, overhaul, or modification

• Compose delivery documentation supporting airworthiness certification and release activities

Continuous Improvement & Team Support (10)

• Support quality audits, special projects, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Review quality procedures and documentation for accuracy and compliance

• Promote a culture of safety, teamwork, integrity, and operational excellence

• Contribute process improvement ideas using lean methodologies

• Support departmental meetings, training efforts, and company initiatives

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• Minimum 4 years of quality inspection experience on aircraft components and systems
  OR

• 6 years as a certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) working on aircraft component systems

• Current/Valid FAA Airframe & Power Plant (A&P) License

• Strong ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and regulatory documentation

• Experience using inspection tools and precision measurement equipment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively across multiple operational areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Aviation or related field

• 6+ years of diversified Helicopters product experience

• FAA Inspection Authorization (IA)

• FCC 2nd Class License

• Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Certification

• SAP or aerospace quality systems experience

Physical Requirements

This position requires daily onsite work in active aerospace production and maintenance environments.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 lbs/14 kgs daily

• Ability to stand, walk, squat, kneel, and work throughout production areas

• Ability to read engineering drawings and electronic screens daily

• Ability to wear required PPE including safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, respirators/masks, and protective gloves

• Ability to travel up to 15 annually as needed

If you’re an experienced aerospace quality professional looking for your next challenge, apply today and help shape the future of flight with PDS Tech Commercial.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

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