Aerospace Supplier Development Strategist

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical within the Supply Chain organization to define and implement supplier development strategies. You will grow suppliers into strategic partners, evaluate their capabilities, and drive improvements to support critical missions.

Role requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement, with travel up to 25–50% and a focus on PPAP and quality program leadership. Equity offered as part of compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years in a quality, reliability, supply chain, or engineering role
• Strong understanding of quality standards and tools (ISO 9001, AS9100, PPAP)
• Experience managing vendors, suppliers, and strategic technical partners
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to meet manufacturing requirements.
• Manage PPAP, rating, and reliability campaigns to enable production.
• Lead containment, ticket resolution, and supplier corrective action efforts.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and drive improvements using scorecards and audits.
• Provide program leadership inputs to ensure product quality, delivery, and cost meet expectations.
• Interface with engineering, production, and procurement to define production roadmaps.

Skills

Quality standards

Vendor management

Program leadership

Data analytics

SQL

Written and verbal communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical within the Supply Chain organization to define and implement supplier development strategies. You will grow suppliers into strategic partners, evaluate their capabilities, and drive improvements to support critical missions.

Role requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement, with travel up to 25–50% and a focus on PPAP and quality program leadership. Equity offered as part of compensation.