Manufacturing Engineer III (Airfoil Programming)

About Us:

As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

Pursuit Aerospace has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

About the Opportunity:

As a Manufacturing Engineer III, you build on your experience and technical judgment to lead moderately complex manufacturing efforts, drive process improvements, and support production readiness across aerospace manufacturing operations. You will take ownership of projects and initiatives that improve quality, cost, and productivity, working closely with cross-functional partners to resolve manufacturing challenges. As a senior engineer, you will provide guidance and informal mentorship to less-experienced engineers, contribute to best practices and standard work, and support a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

Location: This position is remote with 50%+ travel - including international - to provide support to the sites within the division

Responsibilities:

• Lead CNC turning and milling manufacturing efforts, providing technical direction and support for complex setups, programming strategies, and process optimization.
• Own the development, validation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing process plans, ensuring robust, repeatable, and compliant production.
• Develop, review, and optimize CNC programs to improve quality, cycle time, and cost, while supporting standardization and best practices across programs.
• Serve as a primary manufacturing engineering point of contact for customer interactions, supporting issue resolution, blueprint interpretation, and implementation of engineering changes.
• Lead tooling design, sourcing, and implementation efforts, balancing manufacturability, cost, and long-term production needs.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for complex or recurring production issues, ensuring sustainable solutions are implemented.
• Drive process improvement initiatives focused on first-pass yield, throughput, and equipment uptime, with measurable performance results.
• Evaluate, justify, and support implementation of new equipment, tooling, and manufacturing technologies to improve operational performance.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, supporting skills development and engineering consistency.
• Develop and review cost estimates for products, tooling, equipment, and processes, supporting quoting, capacity planning, and business decisions.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation-including process instructions, CNC programs, SOPs, and setup sheets-is accurate, standardized, and maintained.
• Support compliance with Pursuit Aerospace quality systems, safety requirements, and regulatory standards, promoting best practices within daily operations.
• Lead Kaizen workshops
• Operate in a hands-on environment where engineers are expected to be on the shop floor 50%+ of the time supporting the operators and operations

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 7 years of aerospace manufacturing engineering experience OR 10 years of aerospace manufacturing experience

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a fu