Aerospace Manufacturing Supplier Development Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Manufacturing (Falcon & Dragon) to lead technical liaison with suppliers, drive DFM/DFX, and manage PPAP processes for rocket components. You will navigate cross-functional teams to resolve high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges, advancing rate and reliability for complex machined parts.

The role requires hands-on machining insight, GD&T and supplier quality process knowledge, with travel up to 40-50% and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts, solving emergent challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges
• Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at the company or both, drive further actions to closure, and re-source to new suppliers where appropriate
• Drive technical product improvements and related engineering drawing updates to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities as well as improve manufacturability, manufacturing lead times, and cost
• Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as-is dispositions
• Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts and the processes that make up the overall assembly and become the primary point of contact for supply chain related defects on your parts
• Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them appropriately for quality and ability to meet our aggressive takt times
• Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable at early stages, preferably prior to sourcing
• Own the new product introduction of new parts and assemblies on the rocket, including determining the ideal manufacturing method, identifying and reviewing suppliers, and developing a reliable process for ramping to rate for parts that are new, undergoing drawing changes, or undergoing re-sourcing at a new supplier
• Drive the production part approval process (PPAP) program to ensure stable supply, reduce inspection oversight and improve overall delivery time
• Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction and courage topush the technical envelope which is conventionally held in the industry.
• Drive for results and customer satisfaction by collaborating with teams, leading projects and continuously driving improvement in the supply base
• Lead containment activities on assigned parts, working with cross-functional counterparts to agree on scope, path forward and ultimate resolution

Skills

Machining basics

GD&T understanding

Supplier quality processes

Problem solving (8D)

Cross-functional collaboration

Design for manufacturing

Project leadership

Communication skills

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

3D modeling/CAD software

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Manufacturing (Falcon & Dragon) to lead technical liaison with suppliers, drive DFM/DFX, and manage PPAP processes for rocket components. You will navigate cross-functional teams to resolve high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges, advancing rate and reliability for complex machined parts.

The role requires hands-on machining insight, GD&T and supplier quality process knowledge, with travel up to 40-50% and