Inspector Tech Military Flight Controls Division

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Inspector Tech - Military Flight Controls Division

Location : IRVINE, CA, United States
Job Family : Manufacturing
Job Type : Regular
Posted : Oct 3, 2025
Job ID : 56494


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Parker Hannifinis a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies.

For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.



Parker Aerospace, an operating segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, develops technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient, and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support.



Military Flight Controls Division Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace’s Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible.

Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position-control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners.

The division’s JetPipe® electrohydraulic servovalve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly-by-wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world's most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.



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.

We believe that the key to bringing talented new team members into our organization by focusing on everyone’s talents and potential rather than the job specification.

If you have innovative ideas and a commitment to excellence, we are more than happy to consider you for other roles in Parker that may be a good fit.



POSITION SUMMARY:
With minimum guidance in a team environment, using independent judgement to determine quality and usability,
responsible for a wide variety of complex inspection requirements.



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

+ 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.



+ Perform inspection on complex parts using a wide variety of measuring and test equipment.



+ Adapt and develop complex inspection set‐ups to check sample parts, forgings and castings.

Check tool and jig layouts.



+ Perform first article and envelope inspections, source inspections, and/or complex surface plate set‐ups.



+ Interpret specifications, charts, manuals and other data to arrive at acceptance or rejection.



+ Recommend changes to supervision.

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 all component part characteristics onto rough or semi‐machined castings, forgings and machine parts to maintain control of machining cycle during manufacturing.



+ Make own gaging set‐ups on surface plate using block, parallels, clamps, sine plates and V‐blocks to take readings with precision measuring instruments.



+ Adapt inspection equipment to check standard, non‐standard and special products.



+ Investigate cause of customer return failures.

Perform inspections to applicable specifications within assembly, test and shipping departments.

Assist customer/government source inspectors as necessary.



The essential functions have been provided as examples 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 all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities.

It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.



JOB REQUIREMENTS:

+ Required experience in dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y 14.5.

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



+ Thorough knowledge of machine shop mathematics including trigonometry.



+ Knowledge of electro‐hydraulic servo systems and the computer IEEE systems.



+ Personal hand tools may be required.



+ May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.



+ Must demonstrate effective verbal, written and communication skills.



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


COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION

+ Pay Range: $30.47-$45.81 per hour

+ Participation in Annual Incentive Program

BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLANS

+ Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

+ Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.



+ 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay

+ Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay

+ Career development and tuition reimbursement

+ Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.



+ Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.



+ Paid Time Off and 13 Company-Paid Holidays.



EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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.


(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (https://www.eeoc.gov/employees-job-applicants)

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




DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace.

Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.

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