Jobs at VSE Aviation

Provides end-user computing support for acquired-site integrations, managing equipment procurement, configuration, imaging, physical deployment, access validation, user onboarding, and training. Coordinates vendors, tracks project milestones, resolves technical issues, and maintains integration documentation. The field-based role requires approximately 80% domestic and international travel, on-call coverage, and flexible hours during go-live and hyper-care periods.

Leads California people operations, including HR strategy, employee relations, employment-law compliance, performance management, talent planning, training, organizational development, HR reporting, and compensation analytics. Partners with senior leaders, manages workplace policies and testing programs, supports recruitment and employer branding, and promotes employee engagement and an inclusive culture.

Leads VSE’s enterprise supplier business development strategy for aviation aftermarket distribution and MRO partnerships. Responsibilities include identifying and prioritizing strategic suppliers, managing executive relationships, leading complex negotiations, developing financial business cases, securing executive approvals, and establishing governance, processes, and KPIs. The role requires extensive aviation aftermarket expertise, executive communication, cross-functional leadership, mentoring, and frequent domestic and international travel. It is fully remote and may evolve into a supervisory position.

Supports the organization’s EASA Part 145 compliance and Safety Management System by coordinating audits, tracking corrective actions, maintaining regulatory documentation, analyzing safety data, supporting investigations and training, and communicating with the Irish Aviation Authority. The role also maintains safety records, prepares reports for review boards, assists with safety committees, and promotes a proactive safety culture.

Leads the cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance program, including NIST framework implementation, control mapping, risk and policy management, audits, security questionnaires, third-party risk, contract reviews, AI governance, and CMMC/NIST SP 800-171 compliance. The role reports to the CISO, influences cross-functional stakeholders, manages compliance roadmaps and metrics, evaluates GRC platforms, and will build a GRC team over time.

Manages assigned aerospace product lines by overseeing revenue, profitability, forecasts, inventory health, supplier relationships, delivery expediting, market opportunities, and strategic initiatives. Analyzes performance indicators and produces reporting for stakeholders while supporting product line plans, budgets, contract compliance, and ordering strategies. Requires strong analytical, communication, prioritization, and relationship-management skills.

Develops and executes supplier quality strategies, maintains quality systems and documentation, tracks supplier performance, analyzes quality data, conducts inspections and audits, investigates root causes, and drives corrective actions. The role collaborates with suppliers and internal teams to ensure compliance with quality, safety, aviation, ISO, and AS9100 standards while mitigating supplier risks and supporting onboarding and quality improvement projects.

Conduct full-cycle recruiting across commercial and government roles, develop sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines, partner with hiring managers and business leaders, and ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, including OFCCP, FLSA, and SCA. Manage multiple recruiting projects in a fast-paced environment while supporting recruitment, retention, and employee development programs.

Supervise Stores, Goods In, Dispatch, and Logistics operations in an aviation MRO environment. Lead teams, manage aircraft component and material receipt, storage, traceability, inventory accuracy, stock control, dispatch, freight forwarding, customs documentation, and third-party shipments. Ensure compliance with EASA Part 145, quality, safety, and audit requirements while coordinating with Production, Procurement, Engineering, Customer Service, and Quality. Monitor logistics KPIs, resolve inventory discrepancies, and drive process improvements.

Production Engineer responsible for implementing and improving manufacturing processes, managing KPIs, developing real-time reporting dashboards, investigating production issues, conducting root cause analysis, supporting quality and compliance, maintaining calibration and capability procedures, and assisting with layouts, work instructions, and production documentation. The role collaborates with engineering, compliance, suppliers, customers, and shop-floor teams to reduce waste and improve productivity.

Coordinates customer and supply chain logistics for aviation Power by the Hour and CFirst programs. Manages order fulfillment, shipment tracking, documentation, service tickets, AOG escalations, parts validation, return-to-service processes, RMAs, core returns, customer communications, and tariff reimbursement reporting. Collaborates with sales, supply chain, quality, rotables, product teams, customers, and Pratt & Whitney to resolve issues and maintain timely delivery and service completion.

Manages vendor and supplier communications, reviews inventory reports, identifies discrepancies, performs inventory adjustments and warehouse transfers, and coordinates with Sales and Inventory Planning. The role supports repair operations for civil aviation articles, processes sales, repair, and purchase orders, assists customers by phone, and maintains accurate inventory data in a fast-paced environment.

Designs and implements enterprise IT infrastructure solutions aligned with business strategy. Responsibilities include Microsoft technology architecture, Active Directory and Azure administration, systems and network monitoring, security, patching, automation, performance reporting, incident resolution, change management, documentation, escalation support, project coordination, and team mentoring. Participates in on-call rotations and provides technical guidance to stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams.

Lead advanced export compliance activities including sales order reviews, restricted party screening, ECCN and Schedule B classifications, export documentation (AES, commercial invoices, SLIs), licensing analysis under the EAR, audit support, mentoring junior staff, and resolving regulatory discrepancies to ensure shipment readiness and compliance.

Build and manage strategic customer relationships for Kellstrom Aerospace, using sales techniques to drive revenue, margins, and market growth. Responsibilities include identifying aviation sales opportunities, soliciting orders, preparing quotes, managing customer data and backlog orders, resolving delivery and quality issues, supporting regional sales managers, coordinating with internal departments, and assisting with collections and nonconforming product decisions. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Leads Microsoft 365 and Azure integrations for acquired companies, covering tenant assessment, migration strategy, Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, identity, domain transitions, cutover, validation, and hypercare. Develops PowerShell automation, manages risks and dependencies, coordinates stakeholders and vendors, and serves as the primary technical lead. The field-based role requires extensive domestic and international travel, flexible schedules, and on-call support during migration activities.

Leads cybersecurity integration for newly acquired sites, including security assessments, firewall and VPN deployment, network segmentation, Zero Trust and Entra ID configuration, EDR and SIEM onboarding, email security, vendor coordination, documentation, and operational handoff. The role independently owns security architecture from assessment through steady-state transition, with approximately 75–80% travel to domestic and international acquisition sites and occasional after-hours or weekend cutovers.

Plans and executes infrastructure integrations for acquired companies, including site assessments, readiness planning, network and wireless deployment, server and systems migration, cutovers, validation, documentation, and post-implementation support. Coordinates internal teams, vendors, telecommunications providers, contractors, and stakeholders. Requires hands-on enterprise networking and systems engineering expertise, extensive domestic and international travel, and flexible availability for go-live activities.

Manages assigned aerospace engine product lines by developing OEM relationships, meeting revenue and profit plans, analyzing market and performance data, forecasting demand, optimizing inventory and ordering strategies, expediting late deliveries, ensuring contract compliance, and executing growth and aging-inventory plans. Communicates product-line metrics and strategy to internal and external stakeholders while supporting strategic initiatives and profitability.

Establishes and maintains customer relationships, processes quotes and orders, develops new and existing business, manages sales pipelines, tracks customer and market data, resolves complaints, and supports sales goals. The role includes prospecting through cold calls and networking, coordinating with internal departments, reporting sales results, providing after-sales service, and mentoring less experienced representatives.