Aerospace Experience Auditors (AEA) for 9100 :

Auditors that are to be considered, as Aerospace Experience Auditors must have four years aerospace industry experience within the prior 10 calendar years , meet the training and auditing experience requirements listed above, and the following :

Four years full time in the aerospace industrydirectly involved in Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Quality or Process Control for a major airframe manufacturer, prime supplier, auxiliary equipment supplier and / or appropriate official civil, military or space organization, such as National Aviation Authorities (NAA), European Space Agency (ESA) / NASA, Ministry of Defense (MoD).

The aerospace industry work experience should have included direct involvement or knowledge of the elements as defined below and include the following, at a minimum :

Aerospace industry quality perspective

CAA requirements

Principles of military aerospace requirements and regulations

First Article Inspection (9102)

Airworthiness and safety requirements

Design, development, verification and validation

Aerospace material traceability requirements

Aerospace subcontractor approval and control requirements

Variation management of key characteristics (9103)

Flow down of Quality requirements