Aerospace Materials Supplier Development Engineer

InvestedintheMission

Town of Texas (WI)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

7 days ago
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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.

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