Quality Control Specialist (A&P)

About the role

The Quality Control Specialist ensures that all aircraft maintenance activities are performed safely, correctly, and in line with aviation standards. This role conducts inspections that directly affect aircraft readiness, safety, and mission capability for the customer.

Key responsibilities

• Perform scheduled, unscheduled and random inspections across all maintenance disciplines to verify compliance with technical publications and safety requirements.
• Conduct 100 % inspections, monthly checks and observation‑based quality audits, classifying findings by severity.
• Review aircraft logbooks, readiness data and maintenance records for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify discrepancies, issue corrective actions and track their resolution to ensure timely closure.
• Support root‑cause analysis and prepare inspection, discrepancy and corrective‑action reports.
• Verify on‑the‑job training documentation and collaborate with Production Control, Technical Supply and Maintenance leadership to resolve quality issues.
• Coordinate with the Government Flight Representative on test‑flight documentation requirements.

Required profile

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Maintenance, Aerospace Technology or equivalent military aviation technical school.
• 5 + years of helicopter/rotary‑wing maintenance experience.
• 2 + years in a Quality Control, Technical Inspector or similar inspection role.
• Ability to interpret technical manuals and maintenance documentation independently.

Required skills

• FAA A&P certification.
• Helicopter maintenance expertise (e.g., AH‑64, UH‑60, MD‑530F, AH‑6i).
• Quality control inspection and corrective‑action documentation.
• Technical manual interpretation.
• Inspection report writing and aircraft readiness reporting.