Designated Quality Inspector

The Design Quality Inspector evaluates business processes, functions, and procedures to ensure compliance with customer requirements and airworthiness regulations.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree required or bachelor degree preferred with 5 or more years of related 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
• 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.

• 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.