Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:

Essential Job Functions:
QuEST Global (Engineering) Services NA, Inc seeks candidates to perform the role of Quality Technician (Inspector) in Irving, TX. This non-production/non-MRO technical role focuses on performing quality reviews, inspections, and detailed documentation of wear/distress of non-serviceable Aero-Engine (powerplant) components in conjunction with extending life, improving performance, developing new repairs, and enhancing the scope of reusable hardware of gas turbine engines. This site is a one-of-a-kind test bed for new equipment and processes to improve the production and performance of gas turbine engines. Aftermarket “Part Reviews” are conducted at our customer’s new local MRO clinic site extension of our Connecticut based hub of operations that provides a full array of Quality Engineering Services to large global customers. Experience for this role includes: part evaluations (visual, manual gages, advanced computer assisted metrology gages, photographic documentation), technical documentation within MRP systems / databases, and development of proper Part Review plans as need arises. Candidates must be US Citizens. Additional details follow.

The Quality Technician / Inspector role has the opportunity to advance into other Quality roles and functions, in either OEM or Aftermarket MRO capacities, encompassing aspects of:

Part & Process Qualification
Non-Conforming Material
Quality Management and Process Compliance
Process Development / Continuous Improvement

As a complete Engineering Services provider, QuEST Global’s employees continuously seek to enhance our global customer’s products in a collaborative and contributing manner – helping make us their “Provider of Choice”.

Secondary Job Functions:
Support QuEST Project / Site Leader’s in their management of your daily work
Generate cost saving / quality improving bright ideas – and earn a reward!
Continuously improve our business and services
Develop your skills. This role is parallel to AQE role and either precedes the role of QE.

Specialized Knowledge / Skills
Ability to read/interpret part drawings information. Understanding of GD&T. Layouts.
Familiarity with Aero-engine (Gas turbine powerplant, Turbomachinery) components
Skilled in both Hand/Bench Gaging and Visual Inspections
Talented in accurate digital photographic documentation
Aptitude in operating advanced, computer based, inspection equipment (CMM, non-contact profiling, Microscope wear/distress measurements, et at).
Capable of data entry/retrieval involving e-MRP systems / engineering databases
Familiarity with finished parts from high tech manufacturing processes (metals & composites)
Supporting those in Failure Analysis; R&D, Continuous Improvement, Cost Reduction - useful

Education, Training, and Experience
AS Technical Degree and 3+ years directly relevant experience
Or, Non-Degreed / Non-Technical Degreed candidates having 5+ years of directly relevant experience
Quality and/or Manufacturing certifications - noteworthy
Competent with MS Office suite tools and emails along with excellent communication skills
History with hand tools, PPE, Safety
Handling / transporting equipment

Personal Work Attributes
Self-motivated, disciplined, and organized
Ability to focus on semi-repetitive tasks
Maintain Integrity & Ethics in all situations
Superior Customer interaction
Ability to work in collaborative team, as well as a self-directed environment
Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
Office and Shop Floor Environments - including the lifting, moving, and tear down of parts
Service oriented: must be able to meet multiple commitments for QuEST’s customers
Common activities include sitting, walking and standing
Can include substantial amounts of computer work
Heavily Regulated Industry with strict adherence to procedures
Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late, arriving early, OT
Ability to use personal transportation (work, customer, other)
Due to the nature of the work and data access, all candidates must be a “U.S. Citizen”

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location: Irving, TX (on-site at customer facility)
Shift: 1st (~6:30am-2:30pm), flexible
Travel: 0 - 10%
Compensation Type: Hourly; Non-Exempt; OT (potential)
Status: Full-Time
Reports to: Local Site Team Lead / Core Discipline Center (CT)

Career Opportunities: https://www.quest-global.com

QuEST Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
EOE/AA
(Rev: 16 Mar 2022)

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
• Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.
• Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.