We place the engineers, quality professionals, and operations leaders who deliver in AS9100- and ITAR-driven aerospace and defense environments where precision and compliance are everything.
Aerospace and defense is the least forgiving environment in manufacturing. The tolerances are tighter, the audits are harder, and the cost of a quality escape isn't a return — it's a safety event and a customer you may never get back. The leaders and engineers who thrive here are wired differently.
Hiring is constrained on two fronts: the AS9100 and NADCAP discipline that not every manufacturing professional has lived, and, for defense work, the citizenship and clearance requirements that shrink the pool further. A great commercial-manufacturing résumé doesn't automatically translate.
We recruit aerospace and defense as a specialty — sourcing engineers, quality professionals, and operations leaders who've actually held aerospace tolerances and passed the audits, and who meet ITAR and clearance requirements where they apply. You get candidates who can step into a regulated, high-stakes program, not learn it on your dime.
From the machining cell to the program office, we recruit the people who hold tolerances and pass audits.
Plant managers, value-stream leaders, and production managers for precision aerostructures and components.
Quality engineers and managers fluent in AS9100, NADCAP, and first-article inspection.
Design, manufacturing, and process engineers for tight-tolerance machined and assembled hardware.
5-axis CNC, sheet metal, and assembly leadership for complex aerospace builds.
Program managers and GMs who run defense contracts on cost, schedule, and compliance.
Has lived AS9100, NADCAP, and first-article inspection — not just generic ISO quality.
Meets citizenship and security requirements for defense programs; we confirm it before you invest interview time.
Real experience with the precision and traceability aerospace hardware demands.
Understands cost, schedule, and compliance on defense contracts — not just throughput.
The temperament for an environment where mistakes are expensive and highly visible.
Aerospace and defense pays a premium for the discipline and clearances it requires — engineers and quality professionals commonly $90K–$150K, operations and program leadership $150K–$220K+. Cleared and NADCAP-specialized talent commands more, and we benchmark to your program.
Where the role requires it, yes — we confirm citizenship and clearance status before presenting candidates, so you don't waste cycles on people who can't be cleared for the work.
Yes — aerospace quality discipline is exactly what we screen for. We distinguish genuine AS9100 and NADCAP experience from generic ISO backgrounds.
Often a bit longer than general manufacturing given the smaller specialized and cleared pool — typically 30–75 days. We give you a realistic read up front.
Engineers and quality roles commonly $90K–$150K; operations and program leadership $150K–$220K+, with cleared and specialized talent at the top. We benchmark to your program.
Yes — commercial aero, defense, and MRO, including the different quality and compliance demands of each.
Both, though business-critical and cleared searches are often best run retained for prioritized, confidential effort.
Tell us about the program and the role — we'll bring you cleared-environment-ready talent who has held the tolerances before.