Coating NPI Engineer

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 a competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

The Pursuit family of companies 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.

Job Description The Coating NPI Engineer supports the industrialization of new coated products by developing and optimizing robot ‑ controlled thermal plasma coating processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of the thermal plasma coating process flowline
• Adjust parameters and robot programming to achieve accurate, stable, and repeatable coating results
• Define and control plasma coating parameters (flow, torch speed, stand ‑ off distance, etc.)
• Ensure coating conformity with customer specifications and technical requirements
• Optimize microstructure, porosity, thickness, adhesion, and coating quality
• Interpret metallurgical test results (micrographs, hardness, porosity, oxides, roughness, etc.)
• Conduct coating qualification phases for each part number
• Document process results, trials, and validation reports
• Implement continuous process improvements
• Ensure safety and quality compliance in all coating operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Materials Engineering or related field
• Ability to read, interpret, and validate metallurgical and mechanical test results
• Experience with process validation activities
• Strong analytical and problem ‑ solving skills for process development
• Knowledge of robot programming (ABB or similar) is an asset

Key Competencies

• Technical leadership in process development
• Precision and attention to detail
• Data ‑ driven decision making
• Cross ‑ functional collaboration
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Good English level