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 three (3) Level-3 Mechanical Inspectors to join our team in Wichita, KS, working full-time during first and second shifts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality inspection, particularly in the aerospace industry, with the ability to independently validate established criteria and conduct complex inspections without additional guidance.

• As a Quality Inspector, you will play a crucial role in mitigating production delays by supporting product verification, overseeing the Quality Management System (QMS), and ensuring product compliance of primary and secondary structural components. You will be responsible for the inspection and containment of potential non-conforming parts, performing both in-process and final inspections according to established requirements and specifications.

• Conduct in-process and final product inspections, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications for various materials and processes including: Aluminum and aluminum alloys, Titanium and titanium alloys, Composite, plastic, and CRES surfaces
• Cleaning, descaling, and surface preparation
• Application of special-purpose chemical and solvent coatings and finishes (e.g., polyurethane topcoat, primers, lubricants, adhesives)
• Special processes (e.g., chromium plating, alloy plating, anodizing, heat treatment, abrasive & alkaline cleaning, magnetic particle)
• Non-destructive testing (e.g., penetrant methods of testing)
• Forming, straightening, and fitting of metal parts
• Part marking
• CMM / dimensional inspection
• Utilize standard inspection hand tools (e.g., micrometers, calipers, height gages) to validate part dimensions and characteristics.
• Validate manufacturing planning and part routing.

• Extensive experience as a Senior Quality Inspector or CMM Operator, with industry and commodity-specific expertise.
• Proficiency in dimensional inspection of precision tolerance parts.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with all inspection tools.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex GD&T requirements and validate complex assemblies.
• Experience with multiple primary and secondary part numbers (e.g., brackets, clips, doublers, splices, brackets, drip shields, etc.).
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.