Borescope Quality Inspector
About the job
- Hands-on proficiency in visual inspection and borescope inspection.
- Ability to identify foreign object debris (FOD), burrs, and other internal defects.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection criteria.
- Experience documenting inspection results and reporting nonconformances.
- Ability to work full-time onsite in Hawthorne, California, on 1st shift.
- Perform visual inspections and 100% borescope inspections of tubes, machined components, and products with internal cavities.
- Inspect internal surfaces for foreign object debris, burrs, scratches, and other defects or abnormalities.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection criteria.
- Document inspection results accurately and report nonconformances.
- Use precision measuring tools, such as calipers and micrometers, as required.
- Apply knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and dimensional tolerances when evaluating components against specifications.
- Communicate discrepancies to Quality and Engineering teams and support resolution as needed.
- Aerospace or precision manufacturing inspection experience.
- Familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and dimensional tolerances.
- Experience using precision measuring tools, including calipers and micrometers.
- Experience inspecting machined components, tubing, and parts with complex internal geometries.
About the company
SQA Services provides quality management solutions for complex, regulated supply chains by acting as an extension of its clients’ quality organizations across the globe. It serves high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, defense, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biologics, using a data-driven, risk-based approach to ensure supplier quality and regulatory compliance. The company performs services such as supplier quality management, quality audits and inspections, supplier development, and risk management under service contracts with Fortune 500 clients. Its global footprint allows it to monitor and manage supply chain quality in every country where clients operate, helping them save time and money while maintaining high quality standards. CEO Michael Guymon leads a flexible, integrated approach that borrows best practices from industries like automotive and aerospace to scale quality management as needs grow.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
$282M
Headquarters
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Founded
1995
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SQA promoted PDA Week 2026 and ASQ defense forums, signaling active pipeline generation.
- July 2026 site updates show ongoing productization around STEPQ and new lifecycle quality workshops.
- 2026 job postings for pharma auditors and aerospace SMEs indicate demand across regulated verticals.
What critics are saying
- Contractor-heavy delivery depends on scarce inspectors; July 2026 recruiting shows staffing fragility.
- Customers can internalize supplier quality with ERP and AI tools, cutting SQA’s services revenue by 2027.
- A major quality failure at an SQA-managed supplier triggers litigation, contract losses, and brand damage.
What makes SQA Services unique
- STEPQ gives clients real-time supplier quality visibility across audits, CAPA, inspections, and engineering.
- SQA deploys experts in 90+ countries, embedding local quality staff at supplier sites.
- Thirty years of supplier-quality focus spans aerospace, defense, pharma, and medical devices.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave