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Job Description:

Aerovel (The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program) is looking for a Quality Assurance Technician to join our aircraft quality department based in Bingen, WA.

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate closely with engineering, supplier, and manufacturing personnel to uphold rigorous quality control standards and processes. Your attention to detail, precision, and commitment to excellence will be essential as we continue to advance the field of unmanned aviation.

Meet the Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most advanced small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Your Working Environment:

Nestled in the heart of the stunning Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Pacific Northwest has to offer!

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Primary Responsibilities:

Quality Control: 35%

• Perform required technical inspections to receive or reject incoming material, airframes, aircraft components and to detect/report suspected unapproved parts

• Perform in-process inspections for components in sub-assembly and final assembly stations. This will include assessing electrical and composite components as well as complex sub-assemblies. Need MRO and paint shop to judge the serviceability or rejection of manufactured parts, electrical components, and paint

• Assist with and/or review investigations into quality-related issues

• Monitor and track corrective actions to address any quality issues

• Use precision measuring tools and equipment to assess dimensions, tolerances, and material properties

• Identify defects, discrepancies, and non-conformances, document findings and work with appropriate stakeholders to correct or mitigate recurrence.

• Physically and systematically quarantine non-conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections

• Perform First Article Inspections

• Ensure proper tagging, identification and airworthiness of production parts

Quality Assurance: 35%

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control processes and documentation

• Document QC inspection results, non-conformances, and other quality-related issues; communicate and resolve these findings and recommendations for corrective and preventative actions

• Develop and implement quality related policies, procedures, and programs

• Develop necessary inspection requirements from supplier, incoming, in process, and final inspection points as required.

• Conduct internal audits on manufacturing lines to assess adherence to established quality standards, contributing to the enhancement of overall quality control.

• Collaborate with production personnel to ensure adherence to quality standards during manufacturing and assembly

Quality Department Support/Continuous Improvement: 30%

• Apply Airbus Core Values to create an environment for success, set the example, uphold the standard and welcome challenges while maintaining integrity, commitment, confidence, teamwork, customer focus, respect and reliability

• Engage in seamless collaboration with the manufacturing team to swiftly identify and effectively resolve issues associated with incoming materials, ensuring production processes run smoothly.

• Work with engineers to improve component specifications and recommend actions to prevent occurrence of non-conformances.

• Promote ongoing improvements that lead to greater customer satisfaction, cost efficiency of operations, and procedural and regulatory compliance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned at management discretion

Your Boarding Pass:

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Four (4) years' experience in a manufacturing environment in a QA/QC role; preferably under an approved quality management system such as AS9100 or ISO9001

• Less than 10 % Domestic and International Travel involved

• Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and bill of materials (BOMs)

• Ability to use hand tools, calibrated instruments, measurement equipment, microscopes, and testing fixtures.

• Exceptional attention to detail to conduct thorough inspections and maintain accurate records.

• Experience and working knowledge of production techniques and quality systems in the aerospace manufacturing environment.

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

• MS office or G Suite systems proficiency

Preferred:

• Associates or Bachelors Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience in Aviation or robotics industry

• Experience in unmanned aviation industry

• Current/Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant License

• FAA Inspection Authorization (IA)

• FCC 2nd Class License

• Non Destructive Inspection (NDI) Certificate

• Proficiency in French, German or Spanish

• Adobe Acrobat proficiency

• Deltek CostPoint proficiency

• Aras PDM proficiency

• SolidWorks proficiency

• Experience with TipQA or other Quality Management Systems

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: 90%

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily. Must have correctable near and far vision if applicable. - daily

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and able to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms - daily.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications - daily.

• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools - daily.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.

• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools - daily.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer - several times a week.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. - Daily

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor - daily.

• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice - 15% or less yearly.

• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces - daily.

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Successful candidates must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Hourly range:

Hourly range based on the required profile: $31 - $45/hour. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. This position offers the following benefits: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Prescription insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Basic & Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, Short and Long-term Disability insurance, 401(k), Paid time off including paid holidays, Tuition Assistance, Bonus(es) subject to performance criteria. These are our current benefit offerings for the current plan year and are subject to change without notice..

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Aerovel Corporation

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Quality Assurance <JF-QU-QA>

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