Airbus - Quality Engineer, Airworthiness Compliance

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* Job Description:

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* * WE’RE LOOKING FOR A QUALITY ENGINEER, AIRWORTHINESS COMPLIANCE
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* Location:

Fort Erie, ON
* Ensure compliance with Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) CAR 571 and 573 regulations for Aircraft airworthiness, return to service after maintenance, repair or alterations.  Support quality inspectors in the daily activities related to maintenance, coordination of Aircraft & Engine Calendar and/or hourly inspections, repairs, alterations and conformity inspections of aircraft parts, paint and related Backshop, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities.

Act as a quality interface between internal and external customers for nonconformance resolutions and customer aircraft delivery activities.

** MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES*
* ** Airworthiness Compliance*
* * Responsible for representing the Certified Repair Station (CRS) or Transport Canada Civil Aviation Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) for U.S aeronautical products maintained under Bilateral agreement between Canada and United States for the approval of Aircraft, Airframe, Aircraft engine(s), propellers/rotors, appliances or component parts for return to service (RTS) after undergoing inspection, maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding or alterations and for making an entry in the applicable maintenance records with content, form and disposition acceptable to TCCA administrator and Airbus company RTS procedures.

* Compile comprehensive list of airworthiness directives, alert service bulletins and optional service bulletins, document preservation, maintenance or inspections of Aircraft, Engine(s), Dynamic components, Main or Tail rotor blades, component changes as applicable in respective component log cards for final conformity of Aircraft.

* Issue TCCA Form Ones, conformity inspection records, airworthiness approvals of new products and articles, return to service of inspected products and articles, that conform to the approved type design requirements and are in a condition for safe operation using procedures.

* Validation of inspection and/or compliance of life limited, cycle limited components, airworthiness directives, Emergency alert and alert service bulletins for applicable airframe, engine(s) and component calendar and/or hourly technical inspections per applicable manufactures recommended, TCCA/ AMM/ICA approved continuous airworthiness inspection programs.

* Ensure the state of preservation for Airframe and Engine(s) are reviewed for proper application and current with applicable intervals and carry on calendar maintenance intervals.

* Validation of testing of emergency locator transmitters (ELT), Transponders, Altimeters, Airspeed Indicators, Air Data Computers, aircraft static pressure systems and automatic pressure altitude reporting systems in accordance with applicable TCCA regulations.

* Witness functional/operational tests, check-outs, and adjustments of aircraft radios and navigational instruments.

* This position will require ability to work with precision inspection tools, aids and devices to determine tolerances and specification limits per manufacturer's design data. Performance of dimensional, functional/operational, inspections of aircraft, aircraft electrical systems, flight control systems and sub-components to determine airworthiness as it relates to returning aircraft and components to service after maintenance, repair or alteration.

* Perform in-process inspections and assess approval/rejection of Backshop outputs of electrical, manufacturing, paint and composites to determine serviceability for installation on aircraft.

* Inspect aircraft aluminium, titanium or steel structures for cracks, corrosion, damage and proper assembly to ensure serviceability of materials, airframes, and aircraft components. Physically and systematically quarantine non-conforming components and assemblies identified during inspections.

* Inspect and categorize parts as serviceable, repairable, or rejected/scrap.

* Verify build of aircraft system wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical terminations, including observation of instrument connections and use of standard testing devices to determine aircraft system instruments and accessories meet required specifications as per design drawings.

* This position requires ability to read, understand and interpret engineering drawings, reports, and test specifications for aircraft airworthiness.

* Accomplish receiving/hidden damage inspections of airframe structures and sub-assemblies for defects that may have occurred during shipping, receiving, or manufacturing.

* Inspect airframe components to determine proper fit, form, function and disposition of articles routed through shop floor control, warehouse, internal shops and suppliers for conformity and serviceability in accordance with approved data of the components.

* Ensure proper tagging, identification and airworthiness of parts released to Airframe, Engines, and Accessories to include validation of quantity, part number, and serial…