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Aerospace Quality Source Inspector - Mechanical 

Position Title: Aerospace Mechanical Quality Source Inspector

Location: Lebananon, NH (local coverage) - additional regional opportunties available

Job Type: as needed

Employment Type: VTR W2 Field Employee (or) VSC 1099 with LLC, if preferred.

Position Overview

As a Mechanical Quality Source Inspector, you will represent Verify's customer onsite at supplier facilities, supporting in-process and final inspections to ensure compliance to customer, engineering, and industry requirements. Inspectors will be trained on customer-specific processes, reporting systems, and quality expectations while supporting communication of nonconformances, quality concerns, and inspection results.

This role requires a hands-on inspector capable of independently reviewing technical documentation, validating objective evidence, and performing detailed visual and dimensional inspections within fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform onsite source inspections at single or multiple supplier facilities
• Conduct visual, dimensional, and documentation inspections on manufactured parts, assemblies, and subassemblies
• Verify compliance to engineering drawings, purchase orders, specifications, industry standards, and customer flow-down requirements
• Review Certificates of Conformance (CoCs), material certifications, and special process documentation for compliance and traceability
• Perform inspection activities utilizing precision measurement equipment including micrometers, calipers, height gauges, thread gauges, and related tools
• Support AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) activities and validate technical data packages
• Monitor manufacturing processes including:
  • Precision machining
  • Bearing manufacturing
  • Mechanical assemblies
  • Motion-control systems
  • Gearbox and drivetrain assemblies
  • Grinding and finishing operations
• Validate calibration status and proper use of inspection equipment
• Identify, document, and communicate nonconformances, escapes, and process concerns
• Interface professionally with supplier quality, manufacturing, engineering, and customer representatives
• Support root cause and corrective action activities as required
• Complete inspection reporting within customer SAP systems and Verify reporting platforms using a personal laptop

• Minimum 5 years of experience in aerospace, defense, industrial manufacturing, or supplier quality environments
• Strong background in the inspection and manufacturing of mechanical parts and assemblies
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, and GD&T requirements per ASME Y14.5
• Experience inspecting close-tolerance components manufactured from various materials including steel, aluminum, brass, castings, forgings, and extrusions
• Proficient with conventional inspection tools and dimensional inspection techniques
• Experience performing AS9102 First Article Inspections
• Ability to review technical data packages and verify full documentation traceability
• Familiarity with special processes including heat treat, plating, coatings, welding, and NADCAP requirements preferred
• Strong understanding of:
  • Precision machining
  • Bearings and rotating equipment
  • Mechanical assemblies
  • Aerospace manufacturing processes
  • Industrial motion systems
  • Dimensional inspection methods

• Strong communication skills with the ability to professionally communicate nonconformances internally and externally
• Must be computer savvy and willing to utilize a personal laptop for inspection reporting through customer and Verify systems
• Must be willing to utilize a personal cell phone for communication purposes
• Ability to work within fast-paced manufacturing environments while complying with all supplier PPE and safety requirements
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, and maneuver throughout supplier facilities
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English

• Ability to pass visual acuity and color distinction testing
• Background check and drug screening required

Candidates with experience supporting suppliers involved in the manufacture of:

• Aerospace bearings
• Precision mechanical assemblies
• Rotating equipment
• Power transmission systems
• Industrial motion-control products
• Aerospace machining and assembly operations

Inspectors who can confidently walk into a supplier facility and answer:

"Does this product meet PO, drawing, and customer requirements - and do I have the objective evidence to support it?"

1099 contractors must have an established LLC/DBA with EIN, or the ability to obtain one within 90 days.