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Certification Inspector-2nd Shift

  • Savannah, GA
Dept. 678 Certification Inspector

Position Purpose
  • Performs certification inspections in a timely and efficient manner to ensure aircraft and/or component airworthiness.
  • Physically inspects aircraft, components, and reviews related documentation to ensure workmanship meets acceptable standards of quality and that customer aircraft/components are returned to service in an airworthy condition with all required. documentation properly completed and filed.
  • As an ODA Inspection Authorized Representative (IAR) or FAA Designee, works as an integral part of the Quality Control/Assurance team assuring aircraft/components are in compliance to FAA/ODA requirements.

Unique Skills:
  • Must have DAR or ODA present or previous experience. Preference is conformity and parts airworthiness
  • Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 5 ys in specific technical discipline or 10 yrs broad eng experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors.
  • Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Education and Experience Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED required. Seven (7) years aircraft inspection experience to include three (3) years
  • inspection experience on large or mid-size aircraft (or same type and complexity as Gulfstream aircraft). Other
  • Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license preferred or must be able to obtain a Repairman Certificate required.
  • ASQ certificate (American Society for Quality) preferred. Other Inspection Authorization (IA) preferred. preferred.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Performs inspection and airworthiness inspection duties utilizing accepted/approved data including QC/QA procedures, instructions, and other related documents. Conducts first article inspections to ensure compliance with FAA and/or ODA approved procedures and ensures all associated records are properly completed.
  • Performs inspections and certifies acft/component as airworthy prior to delivery and Return to Service.
  • Issuance of FAA 8130-3 Forms in accordance with FAA/ODA requirements for authorized functions and activities to include conformity, prototype, export, in addition to 14 CFR Part 43 Return to Service activities.
  • As an IAR, plans and performs certification inspections to type design requirements in support of acft/component certification.
  • Continually monitors repair station compliance to the requirements of 14 CFR Part 145 and the FAA accepted site Repair Station and Quality Control Manuals.
  • Develops and approves acft log book entries relating to acft configuration and installations.
  • Performs FAA acft/component certification activities as an IAR.
  • If appointed as an IAR, manages Product/Article certification activities.
Provides technical support to inspection personnel in supporting the FAA and/or ODA documented requirements.
  • Supports the coordination of inspection workloads according to priorities, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Other Requirements:
  • Previous verifiable experience as a DAR/DMIR/ODAR/ODA-Unit Member in good-standing is highly preferred and may offset some or all of the experience requirements.
  • Competent in the use of all job related tools and equipment.
  • Proficient in blueprint/drawing reading, use/interpretation of Maintenance Manuals, CMP, ADTS, Travelers, Customer Bulletins, Airworthiness Directives, test specifications and other manufacturing and/or inspection related documentation as required.
  • Must possess verifiable working knowledge and application of Quality Assurance and/or Quality Control systems and methodologies.
  • Must possess a verifiable working knowledge of the FAA Regulations, Orders, and other guidance pertinent to issuance of export airworthiness approvals & conformity determination as defined in FAA Order 8100.8D Appendix A (as revised) and 8100.15 (as revised).
  • For postings supporting IAR activities, must be able to complete FAA/ODA initial/recurrent designee training within established timeframe to include obtaining a passing certificate as part of the IAR application process.
  • For postings supporting IAR activities, must be capable of obtaining IAR designee appointment within established timeframe depending on function code(s) required. for position.