POSITION SUMMARY
The Design Quality Inspector evaluates business processes, functions, and procedures to ensure compliance with customer requirements and airworthiness regulations. This role performs inspections of incoming, received, and shipped materials, verifies inventory transactions and adjustments, conducts dimensional inspections as needed, and maintains required inspection documentation. The inspector operates and monitors inspection equipment, analyzes quality data, supports nonconformance investigations, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather and provide performance-related information. Additional responsibilities include maintaining repair station documentation and systems, as well as supporting approved special projects.
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
- Guarantees the fulfillment of quality and aeronautical standards (ANAC / ISO / SAE) with improvements incorporated to the existing documentation.
- Reviews and analyzes process maps and operational procedures, recommending improvements to maintain regulatory and quality certifications.
- Follows up and controls the repair services and the quality of activities and/or support received.
- Communicates with members in the department on technical issues.
- Generates reports with key performance indicators (KPI’s) analysis.
- Analyzes the KPIs to foster business process improvements.
- Maintains and updates the Repair Station database.
- Ensures compliance with FAA / ANAC / Embraer standards.
- Maintains current knowledge of FAA regulations and compliance requirements.
- Approves items received after inspection.
- Inputs data in computer information systems.
- Checks incoming quality documentation.
- Prepares discrepancy reports when inspecting incoming items
- Performs shipping inspections and issues Certificates of Conformance and other required airworthiness documentation.
- Ensures that NFO’s, Express, and Scheduled shipments are processed accordingly and on time.
- Reports damages and discrepancies for accounting, reimbursement and record-keeping purposes. Completes shipping and receiving reports and related documentation.
- Prepares nonconformance reports detailing rejected or noncompliant parts, including part identification, quantities, discrepancies, technical classifications, findings, and recommendations.
- Requests re-inspection of inventory and stock items as required.
- Uploads and analyzes data collected from calibrated inspection equipment.
- Verifies shelf-life, expiration, and traceability information between system records and the item under inspection.
- Provides support to the Quality Engineer, Inventory Control Analyst, and Quality Supervisor with their processes.
- Participates in approved special projects and supports implementation activities as assigned.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Education:
- Bachelor degree required or bachelor degree preferred with 5 or more years of related experience.
Experience:
- 5 - 7 years of experience in quality inspection, quality assurance, or a related discipline.
- Experience with quality management systems, process improvement, workflow analysis, and organizational development methodologies.
- Candidates must have demonstrated experience in aviation airworthiness, regulatory compliance, and certification documentation, including the issuance and/or approval of FAA Form 8130-3, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), Airworthiness Certificates, EASA Form 1, and other aviation regulatory release documents. Experience serving as an FAA Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR), or performing equivalent delegated airworthiness and conformity inspection responsibilities, is highly desired. Candidates without direct hands-on experience in aviation airworthiness certification, regulatory release documentation, and compliance with FAA/EASA requirements will not be considered
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Quality fundamentals, techniques, management programs, activities, information systems, tools, techniques, and requirements.
- Aeronautical familiarization, liability (Manufacturer’s responsibility), techniques for quality inspection of parts/components.
- SAP - Quality Control module.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Language proficiency – Portuguese/English.
- PCF (Profissional Credenciado de Fabricação) & ANAC courses (for shipping inspection only).
- Lotus Notes, ENS system, company policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to apply training and technical knowledge effectively.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Demonstrates a broad understanding of quality assurance principles and related functional areas.
- Comprehension, understanding and execution of broad practices associated within the field assigned and related fields.
- Applies technical knowledge and judgment to complete complex assignments with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma skills, Lean, Kaizen, process management, change management and advanced statistical techniques.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and statistical skills.
Working Conditions / Environment/ Special Requirements
- Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including, OSHA, EPA, State and Federal regulations.
GENERAL COMMITMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
- Commitment to company values and complies with department norms, policies, directives, and procedures.
- Incorporates Lean and P3E processes and concepts into daily activities.
- Strive for continuous improvement to processes and procedures.
- Honors and protects confidential and proprietary documents and information.
- Satisfies work schedule requirements and OT once requested. .
- The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by the employee. Performs other duties as assigned
Embraer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.