Inspect the Future of Aerospace Manufacturing as a Quality Specialist

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading innovator in the aviation industry to hire a Quality Specialist for an exciting opportunity in Monroe, NC. If you're passionate about precision measurement, quality assurance, and ensuring aerospace components meet the highest standards, this is your opportunity to play a critical role in advancing next-generation aerospace manufacturing.

Working within the innovative Additive Design and Manufacturing (ADaM) environment, you'll help ensure product quality, compliance, and production readiness for mission-critical aerospace components that support the future of flight.

Position Details

• Job Title: Quality Specialist
  
• Location: Monroe, NC 28110
  
• Job Type: Full-Time Contract (11 Months)
  
• Schedule: First Shift (5/40)
  
• Pay Rate: $31.66 per hour
  

Your Impact

As a Quality Specialist, you'll be at the center of manufacturing excellence, performing detailed inspections that ensure aerospace components meet exact engineering specifications and customer requirements. Your expertise with measurement systems, quality processes, and inspection methods will directly support safety, quality, and operational success across advanced aerospace manufacturing operations.

What You'll Do

Inspection & Quality Verification

• Perform visual, mechanical, and dimensional inspections of manufactured components.
  
• Verify product conformity against engineering drawings, specifications, inspection plans, and quality procedures.
  
• Operate Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) to validate critical dimensional characteristics.
  
• Set up inspection equipment, execute existing CMM programs, and analyze measurement results.
  
• Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, and inspection criteria.
  

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, organized, and traceable inspection records within MES and QMS systems.
  
• Document and communicate nonconformances for review by Quality and Engineering teams.
  
• Support containment activities, inspection investigations, and corrective actions.
  
• Assist with PPAP, MSA, and First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements through thorough documentation and inspection execution.
  
• Support compliance with AS9100 and other applicable quality standards.
  

Equipment Management & Continuous Improvement

• Manage calibration schedules and records for inspection equipment.
  
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on measurement and inspection equipment.
  
• Verify calibration status and operational readiness before inspection activities.
  
• Assist with troubleshooting inspection equipment and improving measurement processes.
  
• Participate in 5S, safety initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
  

Collaboration & Team Support

• Partner with Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams to meet production priorities.
  
• Attend regular quality, production, and team meetings.
  
• Support global collaboration through occasional virtual meetings outside standard shift hours when needed.
  

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree (AA/AS) with at least 2 years of relevant experience, OR a bachelor's degree in a related field, OR 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  
• Proven experience operating Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs).
  
• Experience performing dimensional or mechanical inspections using precision measurement tools.
  
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, and GD&T requirements.
  
• Strong documentation skills with experience maintaining accurate inspection records.
  
• High attention to detail and commitment to procedural compliance.
  
• Basic computer proficiency and experience with electronic recordkeeping systems.
  
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and stand for extended periods during inspection activities.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating Hexagon CMM equipment and working with PC-DMIS software.
  
• Experience developing, editing, or optimizing CMM programs.
  
• Knowledge of calibration systems, metrology, and inspection equipment maintenance.
  
• Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing quality requirements and inspection methodologies.
  
• Experience working with MES and QMS platforms.
  
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality systems, PPAP, MSA, and AS9102 FAI requirements.
  
• Experience in additive manufacturing, metal manufacturing, or other precision manufacturing environments.
  
• Ability to create and maintain work instructions, inspection procedures, and measurement methods.
  
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented professionals with industry-leading organizations that are shaping the future of aerospace innovation. When you join this team, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive pay at $31.66 per hour.
  
• Experience supporting cutting-edge aerospace and additive manufacturing technologies.
  
• Exposure to advanced inspection equipment, metrology systems, and quality processes.
  
• A collaborative and innovative work environment that values continuous improvement.
  
• Opportunities to enhance your technical expertise and professional growth.
  
• The chance to work alongside experienced engineers, quality professionals, and manufacturing leaders.
  
• Meaningful work that directly impacts product quality, customer satisfaction, and aerospace safety.
  

Ready to Take Your Quality Career to New Heights?

If you're a detail-oriented quality professional who thrives in precision manufacturing environments and enjoys solving complex inspection challenges, we want to hear from you.

Apply today with PDS Tech Commercial and help ensure the quality and reliability of the aerospace technologies shaping tomorrow's world. Your expertise can make a difference from the shop floor to the skies

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