Aerospace Thermal Spray Process Engineer

TalenTier; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer matching

PTO, holidays, and parental leave

Wellness incentives

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

TalenTier is seeking an Aerospace Process Engineer specializing in thermal spray coating to support repair and overhaul of gas turbine components. You will develop, optimize, and sustain processes including surface prep, masking, and coating, while programming robotic systems and ensuring production readiness.

You will collaborate across operations, quality, and maintenance to improve yield, reduce rework, and drive process capability using standard SOPs and continuous improvement methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related science.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing; aerospace MRO or gas turbine experience preferred.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, process development, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective action systems, and statistical problem-solving.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication with operations, quality, engineering, and maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize thermal spray coating processes for aerospace gas turbine components
• Support production every day: monitor yield, reduce rework, and improve process capability
• Find root causes and put corrective actions in place so process and quality issues don't come back
• Make sure thermal spray equipment and related process technologies are ready for production
• Design and implement tooling, fixtures, gauging, and process improvements that make the work safer, better, and faster
• Program and optimize 6-axis robotic systems used in thermal spray
• Develop spray parameters for new coating materials and keep improving existing processes
• Develop and optimize masking and surface preparation methods, including grit blasting
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, process specs, calibration instructions, training materials, and quality records
• Train operators and work with maintenance on preventive maintenance programs
• Take part in Kaizen, Lean, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Use Six Sigma and DMAIC to solve complex manufacturing problems

Skills

Root cause analysis

Statistical problem-solving

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Robot programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related science

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

TalenTier is seeking an Aerospace Process Engineer specializing in thermal spray coating to support repair and overhaul of gas turbine components. You will develop, optimize, and sustain processes including surface prep, masking, and coating, while programming robotic systems and ensuring production readiness.

You will collaborate across operations, quality, and maintenance to improve yield, reduce rework, and drive process capability using standard SOPs and continuous improvement methods.