Quality Systems Specialist – Elevate Aerospace Quality from Day One

Location: St. Charles, MO 63301
Job Type: Full-Time, Consultant (6 Months)
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 1st Shift, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Pay Rate starting at : $46.91 per hour

Be a Driving Force Behind Aerospace Quality Excellence

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace industry to recruit a Quality Systems Specialist who is passionate about precision, compliance, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will ensure quality is embedded early and consistently across supplier and program activities—helping safeguard compliance with customer, regulatory, and international aerospace standards.

This is a desk-based role ideal for a quality professional who excels at document review, data analysis, and interpreting technical requirements.

What You’ll Do Day to Day

As a Quality Systems Specialist, your work will directly support supplier quality and program compliance by:

• Reviewing supplier First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) for completeness and accuracy in accordance with AS9102 standards

• Reading and interpreting blueprints and Certificates of Conformance to verify compliance

• Reviewing proposals, contracts, regulatory, program, and customer requirements to ensure early quality involvement

• Preparing and maintaining quality directives, policies, procedures, metrics, and documentation

• Analyzing process data, metrics, and reports to identify root causes of quality issues

• Partnering with internal stakeholders to develop and implement corrective and preventive actions

• Conducting research and compiling performance reports and process control statistics to improve process capability

• Performing supplier quality reviews and supporting management decisions related to supplier selection

• Conducting audits at the hardware, software, and system level to ensure compliance with quality management system requirements

• Supporting material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts, and equipment

Required Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in a quality, inspection, or quality systems role

• Ability to read and understand engineering blueprints

• High School Diploma or GED
  
  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.                                               
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) Forms 1, 2, and 3

• Experience reviewing or working with First Article Inspection Reports

• Familiarity with Certificates of Conformance (CoC)

• Exposure to supplier quality or audit activities

Why Join PDS Tech Commercial

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect quality professionals with opportunities that truly matter. When you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive hourly pay reflective of your expertise

• A stable first-shift schedule with a strong work-life balance

• The opportunity to support high-impact aerospace programs

• A collaborative, quality-driven work culture

• Professional growth through exposure to industry-leading quality standards and practices

Ready to Apply?

If you’re detail-oriented, standards-driven, and ready to make a measurable impact on aerospace quality systems, we encourage you to apply today. Join PDS Tech Commercial and help ensure every part, process, and program meets the highest standards of excellence.

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