Description
Inspect aircraft and aeronautical product manufacturing operations, production quality systems, and conformity to type design to ensure compliance with Federal aviation safety regulations.
- • Inspect production facilities, processes, and quality systems for compliance with regulations and approved procedures.
- • Perform conformity inspections of parts, assemblies, and completed aircraft to verify compliance with type design and specifications.
- • Review manufacturing, inspection, and test records for accuracy, traceability, and completion.
- • Evaluate supplier control, special processes, tooling, and calibration systems for adequacy and effectiveness.
- • Approve or deny issuance of production and airworthiness approvals for new products and articles.
- • Oversee and evaluate manufacturer designees and ODA units performing inspections and approvals.
- • Assess and monitor corrective actions for nonconformances, escapes, and quality system deficiencies.
- • Investigate manufacturing defects, unapproved parts, and safety complaints, and initiate corrective or enforcement actions.
- • Evaluate production inspection, test, and flight acceptance procedures for adequacy and safety.
- • Verify configuration control, part marking, and data management to ensure product identity and conformity.
- • Analyze training and qualification programs for production and inspection personnel and evaluate competency.
- • Recommend changes to policies, procedures, or regulations based on manufacturing findings and industry developments.
- • Prepare and maintain detailed surveillance, inspection, conformity, investigation, and certification records and reports.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
