Jobs at Pursuit Aerospace

Leads advanced airfoil machining technology and manufacturing engineering across aerospace components. Responsibilities include developing and validating CNC, grinding, EDM/ECM, finishing, tooling, automation, and digital manufacturing processes; conducting root-cause investigations; improving yield, cycle time, throughput, scrap, and cost; guiding engineering teams; supporting new product introduction; and serving as a technical authority for operations, quality, suppliers, and customers. Requires approximately 20–25% travel.

Manage full-cycle recruitment for technical and non-technical manufacturing roles, partnering with hiring managers and building candidate pipelines. Coordinate interviews, onboarding, orientation, employee integration, recruitment reporting, and HR communications. Support employer branding, recruitment events, employee engagement, process improvement, and compliance while maintaining accurate HRIS/ATS records. The role is on-site in Tunisia with frequent shop-floor interaction and occasional travel.

Lead and mentor a quality engineering team and CMM programmers in an aerospace manufacturing environment. Oversee quality plans, nonconformance resolution, root cause analysis, corrective actions, FAI packages, process improvement, audits, documentation, supplier quality, and technical support. Collaborate with manufacturing, production, customers, suppliers, and senior leadership while advancing Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, QMS, and inspection practices. Travel to suppliers or other locations may comprise up to 25% of the role.

Lead quality initiatives for aerospace manufacturing operations by developing quality plans, resolving nonconformances, conducting root-cause and corrective actions, supporting FAI and supplier quality activities, and maintaining inspection and compliance documentation. Apply SPC, MSA, Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies to improve processes. Collaborate with engineering, production, inspectors, suppliers, and customers while supporting audits, training, design reviews, and quality assessments.

Leads corporate communications strategy across internal and external audiences. Develops executive messaging, press releases, digital and social content, media relations, employee communications, brand narratives, and change-management communications. Partners with executives, HR, Marketing, and Operations to strengthen organizational alignment and storytelling. Oversees communication channels, tracks performance metrics, and ensures consistent messaging across the company.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes for complex aerospace components. Responsibilities include creating process plans, interpreting engineering drawings, supporting CNC programming and tooling design, troubleshooting shop-floor issues, conducting capability analysis, and participating in Kaizen and Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives. The role is hands-on and spends more than half its time supporting production operations while maintaining quality, safety, and customer compliance.

Develops and optimizes robot-controlled thermal plasma coating processes for aircraft engine components. Responsibilities include defining coating parameters, programming robots, interpreting metallurgical test results, qualifying parts, documenting validation activities, improving processes, and ensuring safety, quality, and customer-specification compliance.

Develops and optimizes aerospace manufacturing processes, CNC programs, tooling, equipment, and production documentation. Leads root cause analysis, corrective actions, Kaizen workshops, continuous improvement, cost estimation, and quality initiatives. Collaborates with customers and cross-functional teams, supports shop-floor operations, ensures compliance with quality and safety standards, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires frequent hands-on support in CNC machining and manufacturing operations.

Develop and improve manufacturing process plans for aerospace engine components, including CNC programming support, tooling design, process capability analysis, and blueprint interpretation. Work closely with shop-floor operators to troubleshoot production issues and support quality, productivity, Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma initiatives. The role is hands-on, with engineers spending more than 50% of their time on the shop floor while maintaining compliance with quality, safety, ITAR, and EAR requirements.

Supports financial forecasting, budgeting, month-end and quarter-end closing, reporting, variance analysis, long-range planning, and executive financial packages. Tracks site and corporate performance, investigates differences between budgets and actual results, supports financial statement accuracy, and provides ad hoc analysis. The role also assists with process improvement, compliance, reporting systems, and management presentations.

Plans and controls manufacturing work flow by reviewing customer schedules, releasing and monitoring work orders, expediting parts, managing production capacity, controlling finished goods and work-in-process inventory, and maintaining updated schedules across work centers. The role coordinates between manufacturing areas and customers to support on-time delivery and uses ERP and MRP systems for production planning.

Leads new product introduction projects from planning through production handover, managing schedules, budgets, BOMs, process flows, stage-gate approvals, tooling, equipment, and cross-functional teams. Provides engineering leadership for manufacturing methods and process planning while supporting quality, compliance, EHS, and continuous improvement initiatives. Coordinates with internal stakeholders and customers to meet requirements, timelines, and quality standards.

Leads human resources strategy and execution across two manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include workforce planning, recruiting, retention, employee relations, onboarding, training, performance management, succession planning, compliance, benefits, safety, workers’ compensation, engagement, and culture initiatives. Partners with site and corporate leaders to improve employee experience, support operational goals, and ensure compliance with employment laws and ITAR/EAR regulations. The role is primarily on-site, split between Eastford and Manchester, Connecticut.

Develops and implements new product manufacturing processes, documentation, work instructions, and APQP deliverables. Performs process validation, investigates manufacturing issues, improves methods, supports equipment qualification, and implements manufacturing packages in ERP systems. The role also supports shop-floor training, product disposition, continuous improvement, cost-saving initiatives, Kaizen workshops, and EHS activities.

Leads the internal audit function by developing risk-based audit plans, managing audit operations and staff, evaluating financial, operational, compliance, and IT controls, and ensuring SOX compliance. Partners with executives, the Audit Committee, external auditors, and regulatory bodies to strengthen governance, risk management, internal controls, and operational efficiency across the enterprise.

Lead the PMO by establishing project management standards, supervising project execution, allocating resources, managing dependencies, and monitoring budgets, timelines, risks, and quality. Facilitate communication among project teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership. Provide guidance, training, and support on project methodologies and tools while managing large teams in an industrial environment.

Coordinates customer shipments, schedules, delivery commitments, invoicing, payment collections, repair and purchase order entries in Syteline. Maintains action logs and customer records, supports teleconferences and NPI reviews, communicates customer concerns, and backs up the ERP Administrator. The position requires onsite work in a manufacturing environment and adherence to ITAR/EAR regulations.

Industrialize and launch new machining products by developing processes, sequences, tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and CNC programs. Support machining trials, equipment validation, FAI, capability studies, APQP documentation, process troubleshooting, production launches, nonconforming product reviews, and continuous improvement activities.

Supports aerospace quality systems and zero-defect manufacturing initiatives. Responsibilities include leading chemical processing special processes, corrective actions, audits, nonconformance dispositions, customer approval documentation, and quality-system maintenance. The role collaborates with Engineering, Operations, inspectors, customers, and auditors to ensure compliance with AS9100, AS13100, NADCAP, and customer requirements. It also supports Lean and continuous-improvement activities, production transfers, inspections, and quality dock operations.

Early-career Data Scientist supporting supply chain transformation through machine learning, forecasting, statistical modeling, data preparation, dashboards, and AI solutions. The role addresses inventory optimization, demand forecasting, production planning, delivery performance, and cost reduction. Responsibilities include developing analytical datasets and workflows with Python and SQL, evaluating models, integrating enterprise data, supporting cloud-based analytics, and communicating insights to business stakeholders in a manufacturing environment.