Technical Lead — First Article Inspection & Metrology (2 Day Assessment)

Team: Aerospace

Location: Blaine, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Commitment: Audit - 1-2 Day

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

Key Responsibilities

Support Requirements Consumption Reviews (RCR) covering product definition, GD&T, critical/key characteristics, and inspection/test plans.
Lead reviews of First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) for completeness, characteristic accountability, ballooning, and linkage to material and special-process certifications.
Evaluate FAI trigger and delta-FAI practices.
Review CMM programs for datum/alignment structure, GD&T interpretation, program validation, revision control, probe qualification, and operator competency.
Evaluate measurement systems where CMMs are not used, including equipment suitability, resolution, gauging methods, and environmental controls.
Review MSA / Gauge R&R studies for critical characteristics, along with calibration status, traceability, and recall controls.
Evaluate commodity-specific measurement capabilities, including casting dimensional inspection and gear inspection methods such as gear analyzers, single-/double-flank roll testing, and contact-pattern checks.
Identify and assess FAI and measurement-system gaps based on risk to product specifications.
Provide technical findings and report sections to the SQA commodity SME for the consolidated assessment report.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, metrology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education and 10+ years of directly related experience.
7+ years of dimensional metrology, quality engineering, or precision inspection experience.
Hands-on CMM programming and program validation experience using PC-DMIS, Calypso, or equivalent software.
Expert-level GD&T / ASME Y14.5 knowledge, including datum reference frames and translating drawing requirements into CMM alignments.
Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports.
Hands-on experience planning, conducting, and interpreting MSA / Gauge R&R studies using AIAG MSA principles.
Working knowledge of calibration systems and measurement traceability, including ISO/IEC 17025 concepts.
Ability to travel to and work onsite at both supplier facilities for the full two-day assessments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with aerospace or other highly regulated precision manufacturing environments.
Experience with casting inspection and dimensional layouts.
Experience with precision gear inspection, including gear analyzers, single-/double-flank testing, or contact-pattern inspection.
Supplier quality or supplier readiness assessment experience.
Experience identifying and risk-ranking measurement and inspection system gaps.