MD530 Quality Control Specialist (A&P)

Role overview

Inspection and quality duties

• Perform scheduled, unscheduled, random, 100%, monthly, and observation-based inspections.
• Review maintenance work across powertrain, engines, avionics, electrical, sheet metal, welding, armament, corrosion control, and other disciplines.
• Verify aircraft logbooks, records, readiness data, component tracking, and supply documentation.
• Identify and classify discrepancies, issue corrective actions, track resolution, and support root-cause analysis.
• Review Tool Control, Corrosion, TMDE, and Oil Analysis program records.
• Prepare inspection, discrepancy, and corrective action reports.
• Verify maintainer on-the-job training is performed and documented.
• Coordinate quality issues with Production Control, Technical Supply, and maintenance leadership.
• Coordinate with the Government Flight Representative on maintenance test flight documentation.
• Guide maintenance teams toward continuous improvement and reduced rework.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Aviation Maintenance, Aerospace Technology, or a related field; a bachelor's degree is accepted as equivalent.
• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate required.
• At least 5 years of helicopter or rotary-wing maintenance experience, including MD530 experience.
• At least 2 years of Quality Control, Technical Inspector, or similar inspection experience.
• Must interpret technical manuals and maintenance documentation and independently produce reports and corrective action documents.
• Must meet physical, deployment, and travel requirements for work in Saudi Arabia.

Desired experience

• Experience on AH-64, UH-60, MD-530F, or AH-6i aircraft is desired.
• Experience with maintenance test flight documentation or aircraft readiness reporting is desired.

Success measures