Inspector A - experienced (Aerospace)

Inspector A - experienced (Aerospace)

Group: Aerospace Group N. America

Division: Fluid Systems (FSD)

Location: USA Fluid Systems Elyria OH

Job Family : Manufacturing

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Oct 30, 2026

Job ID: 69926

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This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: ''Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.'' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

This position is subject to meeting U.S. Export Compliance and/or U.S. Government Contracting Citizenship eligibility requirements.

This is an on-site position in our Fluid Systems Division - Elyria, Ohio location.

Position Summary

With limited guidance in a team environment, responsible for various semi-complex inspection requirements.

Responsibilities (may include all or some of the following):

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date acceptance and rejection records and/or certifications systems as required by the applicable specifications.

• Determine acceptance or rejection after inspection and/or calibration of parts, tools, instruments or x-ray film. Identify defective conditions and test failures and prepare all appropriate documentation and/or calibration history.

• Obtain certificates for customers to become a Designated Quality Representee (DSQR)

Inspection

• Perform moderate inspection on detailed machined parts using a wide variety of measuring instruments to determine acceptability or rejections of parts and/or parts finish.

• Support Receiving and Final Inspection as needed

• Adapt and develop inspection set-ups to check sample parts, forgings and castings. Check tool and jig layouts.

• Perform first article and envelope inspection, source inspections and/or semi-complex surface plate set-ups.

• Interpret specifications, charts, manuals and other data to arrive at acceptance or rejection. Use mathematics to convert blueprint dimension and tolerances. Work within the guidelines of drawings, schematics, blueprints, route sheets, travelers, quality directives, technical engineering specifications, customer's requirements and military standards.

• Layout and measure hole locations and centerlines on castings, forgings and machine parts to maintain control of machining cycle during manufacture.

• Determine acceptance or rejection after inspecting parts, tools, instruments or x-ray film. Identify causes of defective conditions and test failures and prepare all appropriate documentation.

• Investigate cause of customer return failures. Perform inspections to applicable specifications within assembly, test and shipping departments. Assist customer/government source inspectors as necessary.

Calibration (preferred but not required)

• Perform calibration on various types of semi-complex measuring and test equipment.

• Set-up calibration test conditions interpreting calibration procedures, specifications, manufacturing instructions or related documents.

• Document and evaluate historical data to determine calibration intervals.

• Diagnose and calibrate newly acquired equipment.

Nondestructive Test

• Perform daily, weekly and monthly equipment and material checks.

• Perform pre-inspection and post-inspection cleaning.

• Set-up equipment and conduct tests of a semi-complex scope.

• Perform complete inspections in accordance with the applicable specifications, standards and other contractual documents.

• Interpret, evaluate and document inspection results in accordance with approved procedures.

• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain a FOD free work area.

Additional Responsibilities

• Actively participate in department problem solving, lean events and high performance teams.

• Actively maintain 5S in the department.

Other duties as required to assist the team leader.

Job Requirements

• Three (3) to Five (5) years related inspection, calibration experience and the demonstrated ability to perform described responsibilities.

• May be required to be certified as a Level II Nondestructive Test Inspector in two or more disciplines. Certification must be in accordance with MIL-STD-410 and PES1-29.

• Preferred experience of CMM operations, background in dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y 14.5.

• Knowledge of applicable military standards or specifications required.

• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, customer's specifications and internal drawings and procedures.

• Possess working knowledge of shop mathematics including trigonometry.

• Personal hand tools may be required.

• May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Must demonstrate effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team player.

• May be required to post and report on Team Improvement Board metrics.

• Must be able to pass current Solder Inspection Certification per Division/Site standards (or is already a certified solder inspector).

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to favorably pass a visual acuity exam (which includes far vision, near vision and color perception)

• Must enter into and meet the requirements of the site's FAA/DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Program for covered employees who inspect safety sensitive products.

• Must be willing and able to work with customer auditors and source inspectors.

• Will be responsible for managing Final Inspection record control.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

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