Elevate Quality. Ensure Excellence. Shape the Future of Aviation.

Join a World-Class Aviation Team as a Quality Assurance Specialist

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with an industry-leading aviation organization to hire a Quality Assurance Specialist for an exciting opportunity at Joint Base Charleston, SC. If you're passionate about quality, compliance, continuous improvement, and ensuring mission-critical aerospace products meet the highest standards, this is your chance to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you'll be a key player in maintaining product integrity, supporting regulatory compliance, identifying process improvements, and helping ensure aerospace systems are safe, reliable, and ready for operation. Your expertise will directly contribute to quality excellence across aircraft modification, maintenance, and production activities.

Position Details

Job Title: Quality Assurance Specialist
Location: Joint Base Charleston, SC 29404
Job Type: Full-Time Contract (12 Months)
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Shift Availability Required: 1st Shift (6:00 AM) and 2nd Shift (2:30 PM)
Pay Rate: $34.00 - $37.97 per hour

Your Impact

Quality is at the heart of aviation safety and performance. As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you'll help ensure products, processes, and systems meet customer requirements, regulatory standards, and quality management expectations. From auditing and inspections to root cause analysis and corrective action support, your work will help drive operational excellence and mission success.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Review proposals, contracts, customer requirements, and regulatory standards to support quality assurance planning and testing activities.

• Validate product nonconformances and ensure proper disposition in accordance with quality and engineering requirements.

• Analyze products, processes, and operations to confirm compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) standards, company procedures, contractual requirements, and government regulations.

• Review production plans to ensure quality requirements are incorporated throughout the manufacturing and modification process.

• Collect, verify, and analyze quality data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.

• Support the development and implementation of corrective actions and process enhancements.

• Assist with supplier evaluations and quality reviews to verify supplier capability and compliance.

• Participate in hardware, software, and system-level audits.

• Document audit findings and provide recommendations for material review and disposition.

• Ensure aircraft modification plans are complete, accurate, and compliant with requirements.

• Monitor work areas for potential safety hazards and quality concerns.

• Support compliance with customer, regulatory, and organizational standards.

• Successfully complete and maintain Ground Operations Personnel (GOP) and air respirator qualifications.

Required Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Quality Assurance experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience reading, interpreting, and applying engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience identifying hazardous conditions and safety concerns within a production, maintenance, or operational environment

• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting repair, maintenance, retrofit, or modification processes and practices

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple teams

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality standards

• Ability to pass Ground Operations Personnel (GOP) and air respirator medical physicals and maintain certification

• Availability to support both 1st and 2nd shift operations, with potential rotating shifts

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or other advanced technical education with typically 2+ years of related experience, OR

• Equivalent combination of education and experience, including:

  • Master's degree in a related field, or

  • Approximately 6+ years of relevant professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates may stand out with:

• Experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, manufacturing, or highly regulated industries

• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and quality auditing practices

• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies

• Familiarity with regulatory and contractual compliance requirements

• Experience supporting modification, maintenance, repair, or retrofit programs

• Supplier quality or source inspection experience

• Understanding of configuration management and quality documentation processes

• Experience working with aircraft systems, components, or aviation maintenance operations

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented professionals with opportunities that drive innovation throughout the aerospace and aviation industries. This is more than a quality role, it's an opportunity to contribute to programs where precision, safety, and excellence matter every day.

What You'll Gain

• Competitive pay rate: $34.00 - $37.97 per hour

• Opportunity to work alongside aviation industry experts

• Exposure to complex aerospace programs and quality systems

• A collaborative, safety-focused, and mission-driven environment

• Valuable experience supporting aircraft modification and sustainment operations

• Professional development and career-building opportunities

• The satisfaction of knowing your work helps ensure aircraft safety, reliability, and mission readiness

When quality matters most, your expertise makes the difference.

Apply Today

Are you ready to help uphold the highest standards in aerospace quality and contribute to the future of aviation?

Apply now to join PDS Tech Commercial as a Quality Assurance Specialist and become an essential part of a team dedicated to excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.

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