Job Description

Northwest Aerospace Technologies (“NAT”), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.

POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions. We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success. For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion.There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world.

We trust our employees to bring bold ideas to build the future of aerospace together, contributing to our ranking by TIME as the leading Aerospace & Defense company on the 2023 World's Best Companies list (#59 on the full list). Join our team and become part of the group that's making amazing things happen on the ground and in the skies. Together, we'll proudly step back and say, “We did that”.

In the role of Conformity Inspector, you'll play a pivotal part on our Quality team.

The Conformity Inspector contributes to the success of the Operations and Supply Chain Departments by facilitating the conformity and logistics efforts across the company to ensure projects and production are supported in the most effective manner. The Conformity Inspector must be FAA DMIR Certified.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Responsible for conformity inspections, inspections of parts, kits and test articles according to FAA/EASA regulations.
•Maintains the conformity schedule for parts, monuments, wiring and installations which integrates part availability, certification status and the program need dates.
•Facilitates organizational focus for engineering, certification and supply chain departments to effectively priorities work to support operational activity.
•Identifies and recommends corrective actions to Supply Chain relating to part availability.
•Acts as principal liaison between the modification site and production facilities and Supply Chain on part/kit availability providing a weekly 60-day outlook.
•Participates in the daily program operations conference call.
Supports logistics activity across the company providing guidance on shipping and international shipping couriers and regulations.
•Maintains program SPI and CPI analysis.
•Analyzes data to develops and maintain appropriate group metrics.
•Identifies and recommends to management areas of waste that should be addressed through improvement activities.
•Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
•Other duties as assigned.

Complementary Description

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

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•Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
•Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
•Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub – Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!

Job Requirements

At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Summary of Education, Experience & Certification:
•FAA DMIR Certification
•4-Year Technical Degree and at least 5 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
•Must possess FAA DMIR Certification
•Must possess broad technical knowledge and familiarity of aircraft, maintenance, interior completions, and FAA/EASA certification.
•Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.
•Strong personnel management, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
•Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
•Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate.
•Proven ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and have knowledge of aircraft parts, assembly and installation.
•Strong problem solving skills.
•Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
•Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
•Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office applications and CRM software.

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes. This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.