Aerospace Lead Auditor - Contractor

Aerospace Lead Auditor - Contractor

Date: 21 Mar 2026

Location: Houston, TX, US

Company: LRQA

Position Category: Assessors

Position Type: Contractor On Demand

About the Aerospace AS91xx series of standards: Quality Management Systems - Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations AS9100D

This standard includes ISO 9001:2015 quality management system requirements and specifies additional aviation, space, and defense industry requirements, definitions, and notes. It is emphasized that the requirements specified in this standard are complementary (not alternative) to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. If there is a conflict between the requirements of this standard and customer or applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, the latter shall take precedence.

This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization:

• needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• All the requirements of this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.
• NOTE 1: In this International Standard, the terms "product" or "service" only apply to products and services intended for, or required by, a customer.
• NOTE 2: Statutory and regulatory requirements can be expressed as legal requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Within authorized area of specialism, undertake business assurance assessments in accordance with current procedures and agreed timescales.
• Lead assessment teams effectively, ensuring that the visit is completed within the agreed timescales, and co-ordinating team findings to reach conclusions.
• Produce high quality assessment reports reflecting business assurance principles in compliance with accreditation requirements and internal procedures.
• Ensure that all internal client stakeholders are kept informed of changes and issues, escalating as appropriate.
• Have sufficient broad knowledge of BA & IS products and services to able to discuss additional services with clients and be able to take the opportunity to promote additional or higher value services.
• Pass opportunities and sales leads to appropriate colleagues to progress.
• Pass client feedback and insights to appropriate internal recipients.
• Maintain professional competence by keeping abreast of technical and other developments in own area of expertise, maintaining CPD records, updating BA & IS CV, maintaining professional registrations and producing records of competence as required.
• Actively build strong client and internal relationships.
• Participate fully in Auditor meetings, LRQA seminars, and training opportunities.
• Perform additional and ad hoc tasks promptly as required such as auditor development, product development or projects.

Key Health & Safety Responsibilities:

• Assess the risks and work in a safe manner at all times, robustly implementing health and safety rules, instructions and systems and refuse to undertake work that compromises your safety or health.
• Report in a timely manner all incidents including near miss and safety observations (NMSO), accidents and injuries and raise any health and safety concerns with your line manager.

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