Aerospace Materials Supplier Development Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Wisconsin is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer (Materials Engineering) to drive manufacturing partnerships for rockets and propulsion systems. You will lead supplier readiness, define manufacturing methods, and guide early design-for-manufacturability decisions.

You will own the new part introductions, work with procurement to select high-quality suppliers, and ensure ramp-to-rate capabilities while solving complex manufacturing and quality challenges across the supply base.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ year in manufacturing/inspection.
• Experience with design for manufacturability and supplier coordination.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical contact for rocket parts, solving supplier challenges and reducing risk.
• Own NPI of new assemblies, determine manufacturing method, identify suppliers, ramp to rate.
• Conduct DFM reviews early in product life cycle.
• Work with procurement to vet suppliers for quality and takt times.
• Develop specifications to flow down requirements to suppliers.
• Scope out forming, cutting, inspection technologies and vendors.
• Resolve issues, implement changes, re-source as needed.
• Create/disposition issue tickets with engineering for rework or as-is.
• Become primary focal point for supply chain defects on parts.
• Demonstrate innovation and push technical envelope.
• Lead containment activities with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Quality assurance

Supplier liaison

DFM reviews

Problem solving (8D)

MS Office & Excel

Process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma)

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

ISO 9000/TS/AS9100/NADCAP knowledge

PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)

Job description

SpaceX in Wisconsin is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer (Materials Engineering) to drive manufacturing partnerships for rockets and propulsion systems. You will lead supplier readiness, define manufacturing methods, and guide early design-for-manufacturability decisions.

You will own the new part introductions, work with procurement to select high-quality suppliers, and ensure ramp-to-rate capabilities while solving complex manufacturing and quality challenges across the supply base.