Aircraft Inspector

About the Role

Are you a detail-obsessed aviation professional with a passion for precision and safety? Do you thrive in high-stakes environments where your technical expertise directly impacts aircraft airworthiness and operational readiness? As our Aircraft Inspector, you'll be at the heart of our maintenance operations, ensuring every aircraft we touch meets the highest standards of quality, compliance, and performance. If you're ready to become the trusted authority who ensures every aircraft is flight-ready—and want to grow in a culture that values craftsmanship, compliance, and continuous improvement—this is your runway to a rewarding future in aerospace.

About Us

ST Engineering Aerospace is located at Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, FL, at the Pensacola International Airport. We are a renowned provider of aircraft maintenance and modification (AMM) services for commercial airlines and air freight operators. We meet our customers' requirements by providing a full spectrum of high-quality, reliable, and timely AMM and engineering solutions. We have the know-how and experience to comprehensively manage complex projects, ensuring our customers' aircraft operate safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

The Aircraft Inspector will be responsible to the Lead Inspector for the performance of preliminary and buy back inspections on aircraft undergoing maintenance and alteration. In this role, you will:

• Review incoming aircraft flight logs for items of work required to be accomplished at the Repair Station.
• Procure required forms and work orders and transfer work to be accomplished to forms.
• Perform required aircraft inspections and buybacks on work performed.
• Check for conformance to specifications per repair instructions or other relevant manual or applicable engineering instructions approved by the FAA.
• Assist and/or perform aircraft weighing and computations.
• Work away from home base.
• Assist in documentation per the Code of Federal Regulations and customer processes (FAA Form 337, 8130-3, 8130-9), SDR reporting, AD verification and accomplishment.
• Review documentation after completion of maintenance visit and comply with verification signoff.
• Successfully complete any required training course.
• Able to perform inspection in confined space conditions and environment.
• Perform Aircraft Return to Service.

Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language.
• Requires mental skills and quickness, with the ability to cope with stress and intense effort or exertion usually caused by long working hours.
• Be familiar with basic inspection methods and techniques.
• Under general and written directions, be able to perform preliminary aircraft inspections and quality oversight.
• Must be able to read and interpret: aircraft maintenance manuals, Illustrated Part Catalogs, Structure Repair Manuals, wiring diagrams, blueprints, work card instructions, Airworthiness Directives, and other documents associated with aircraft maintenance.

Working Environment

• Industrial environment.
• Requires the Inspector to be able to use man lifts, scissor lifts, and various other types of ladders.
• Requires easy mobility around various sections of aircraft.
• Requires standing 90% of the workday on hard surfaces.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and report to work regularly.

Interpersonal Relations

A strong level of interpersonal skill is required to maintain an effective relationship with various departments, inspectors, co-workers, supervision, and the customer.

Qualifications

• High School or GED Diploma required.
• FAA A&P License required.
• Five (5) years minimum experience in heavy commercial aircraft or equivalent military experience on heavy aircraft.
• Recorded training on at least 2 types of aircraft.
• 1 year of previous Quality Control experience preferred.

Benefits

As part of the ST Engineering family, you will be treated like family. We offer a great range of benefits that our employees value and help make ST Engineering the best place to learn and work. Our benefits include:

• Medical Benefits
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401k with Employer match
• PTO
• Company provided uniforms
• 6 Nationally recognized holidays
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company sponsored events throughout the year

Background and Drug Screening Requirements: As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, successful completion of a background check and drug screening is a mandatory condition for employment. All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results from these screenings.