Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft)

About the Position: Serves as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft) within US Army Japan, 10th ASG, Aviation detachment. Performs a variety of repetitive/non-repetitive oversight, operational, and diagnostic inspections of aircraft and aviation test systems/sub-systems to determine that contractual obligations, service industrial standards for construction, modification inspection, serviceability and maintenance are implemented or maintained.

Perform oversight, operational, and diagnostic inspections of United States Army Aviation Battalion Japan aircraft and aviation test systems/sub-systems.

Determine contractual obligations, service industrial standards for construction, modification inspection, serviceability and maintenance are implemented or maintained.

Review standard inspection procedures to ensure compatibility with quality assurance methods and recommends changes as necessary.

Inspect work performed by private contractor, interpret specifications and job requirements to ensure that contractor personnel understand the job to be done.

Certify that the aircraft is air-worthy as a function of taking delivery of work performed by both mechanics and/or contractors.

Serve as Aircraft Notebook (ACN) and Integrated Vehicle Health Management System (IVHMS), Database Administrator to conduct problem solving and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues with assigned automation systems.

Maintain the Unit ACN and IVHMS Computer System and Database Backup Archives for implementation of (Interim Change Packages) or (Quarterly Security Software Change Packages).