Source Inspector - Mechanical

Over 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We highly encourage you to apply! One week of training in California - Travel accommodations.

• This is a Part-Time or Full-time position.
• Mileage reimbursement
• The compensation range is $30-$35 an hour
• 12-month contract

Responsibilities:

• Perform source inspections at supplier facilities to verify compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Conduct in-process and final inspections of critical features and witness inspections, including CMM inspections when required.
• Verify workmanship standards
• Ensure products are free of defects such as scratches, dents, burrs, gaps, mismatches, loose hardware, and foreign object debris (FOD).
• Review and validate inspection records, First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs), Certificates of Conformance (CoCs), and other quality documentation.
• Verify inspection methods and measurement equipment are appropriate and capable of detecting nonconformances.
• Audit supplier compliance to inspection plans, quality requirements, and preservation/packaging standards.
• Review shipping documentation for accuracy, traceability, and completeness prior to product release.
• Document inspection results and communicate findings to customers, suppliers, and quality representatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace, manufacturing, and customer quality standards.

Skills and Qualification:

• Minimum 5 years of inspection, quality assurance, manufacturing, or supplier quality experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and GD&T.
• Experience performing source, in-process, and final inspections.
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI/AS9102), inspection plans, and quality documentation.
• Proficient with precision measuring tools, including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and CMM equipment.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, and aerospace or manufacturing quality standards.
• Ability to identify workmanship defects and verify product conformity.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and travel to supplier locations as required.

Must be willing to undergo a background check and must be ITAR complaint.