Quality Assurance Engineer
Textron Gobal
Total years of experience :2 years, 1 Months
Bell Helicopter
Position: Quality Assurance Engineer, Iraq
June 2012 - June 2014 Presently Unemployed (contract ended)
• Examine landing gear, and exteriors of fuselage, wings, blades and engines for evidence of damage or corrosion and the need for repairs.
• Examine aircraft access plates and doors for security.
• Inspect new, repaired, or modified aircraft to identify damage or defects and to assess airworthiness and conformance to standards, using checklists, hand tools, and test instruments.
• Examine maintenance records and flight logs to determine if service and maintenance checks and overhauls were performed at prescribed intervals.
• Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.
• Recommend replacement, repair, or modification of aircraft equipment.
• Prepare and maintain detailed repair, inspection, investigation, and certification records and reports.
• Recommend changes in rules, policies, standards, and regulations, based on knowledge of operating conditions, aircraft improvements, and other factors.
• Start aircraft and observe gauges, meters, and other instruments to detect evidence of malfunctions.
• Approve or deny issuance of certificates of airworthiness.
• Observe flight activities of pilots to assess flying skills and to ensure conformance to flight and safety regulations.
• Investigate air accidents and complaints to determine causes.
• Analyze training programs and conduct oral and written examinations to ensure the competency of persons operating, installing, and repairing aircraft equipment.
• Schedule and coordinate in-flight testing programs with ground crews and air traffic control to ensure availability of ground tracking, equipment monitoring, and related services.
• Conduct flight test programs to test equipment, instruments, and systems under a variety of conditions, using both manual and automatic controls.
The aviation management major is designed to build upon technical training in aviation maintenance, flight, avionics technology, air traffic control, aircraft operations support or other aviation-related fields. The technical training may be gained through Southern Illinois University Carbondale, other post-secondary institutions, proprietary schools, military, government agencies, or through government certified flight or maintenance training schools. Students entering the Aviation Management major are encouraged to complete the requirements of an aviation-related associate degree under the provision of the Capstone option. As an alternative to an associate degree in aviation, students in aviation management should have aviation-related work experience, internship experience or technical training. It should also be noted that SIU is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to certify its graduates.