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

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.