Be the Final Gatekeeper of Aerospace Quality

Product Acceptance Inspector

Enfield, CT | Full-Time Consultant (6 Months) | Monday–Friday

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace industry to hire a detail-driven Product Acceptance Inspector. In this role, you’ll ensure that precision-engineered aerospace components meet strict design and quality standards before they move forward. Your expertise will directly support safety, reliability, and customer trust in aerospace manufacturing.

The Role & Its Impact

As a Product Acceptance Inspector, you serve as a critical checkpoint in the manufacturing process. By verifying conformance, identifying discrepancies, and controlling non-conforming products, you help protect the integrity of aerospace systems where quality is non-negotiable.

What You’ll Do Day to Day

In this role, you will:

• Verify routine product conformance to engineering design requirements

• Provide objective evidence of inspection results through accurate documentation

• Perform auditing, surveillance, and monitoring activities

• Identify, document, segregate, and control non-conforming materials

• Conduct preliminary reviews and dispositions of non-conformance issues

• Inspect incoming materials and outgoing orders to verify certifications and processing accuracy

• Perform daily dimensional inspections using micrometers, calipers, gauge controls, indicators, comparators, and Smart Scope equipment

• Conduct inspections per design records and established AQL levels

• Perform visual inspections to identify defects or abnormalities

• Review and disposition certification documentation to ensure full traceability per AS9100 and company quality standards

• Communicate with vendors regarding certification or quality issues as needed

• Obtain and actively use Customer Designated Supplier Quality Representative (SQR) stamps for multiple customers

• Provide mentorship and guidance to inspection team members under limited supervision

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of related inspection experience using calipers, ring/pin gages, comparators, and Smart Scope

• Working knowledge of quality assurance inspection methods and procedures

• Proficient PC skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel

• Ability to work independently under limited supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous aerospace inspection experience

• Knowledge of AS9100 quality management system requirements

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities

Why Join PDS Tech Commercial?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect quality-focused professionals with industry-leading aerospace organizations. You’ll gain hands-on experience in a regulated, high-precision environment while being supported by a dedicated consulting team that values your expertise and career growth.

What we offer:

• Competitive pay: $20.51–$26.37 per hour

• Stable weekday schedule, Monday through Friday

• Opportunity to work with advanced aerospace products and systems

• A collaborative, safety-first, and quality-driven work culture

Ready to Make Quality Count?

If you’re a skilled inspector who takes pride in precision and wants to play a vital role in aerospace manufacturing excellence, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and help ensure every aerospace component meets the highest standards.

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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