Aerospace Supplier Growth & Quality Engineer

PPG Industries, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 7%

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to advance supplier development initiatives across the North American PPG Aerospace business from onsite Sylmar, CA. You will partner with Supplier Development Project Managers to drive supplier performance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting to the Supplier Development Manager.

The role involves supporting procurement projects, supplier qualification, risk reduction through second sources, and

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, or eligible for political asylum/refuge status to apply.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science, or related field.
• 3+ years' experience in Procurement, Supplier Development, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering.
• Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or Lean Manufacturing experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of short- to long-term procurement projects for Aerospace SBU.
• Assist in supplier qualification and selection leading to customer acceptance.
• Coordinate communications among suppliers, leadership, procurement, supply chain, design engineering, operations, and quality teams.
• Reduce supply risk by identifying second source suppliers and alternate materials.
• Lead or participate in value stream analysis, capacity/capability assessments, PRR/PRA, PPAP/APQP, FAI, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement projects.
• Support closure of open action items within the Supplier RAIL (Rolling Action Item Log).
• Collaborate across functions to reduce costs while improving quality of sourced goods and services.
• Work with engineers to improve material reliability and supplier yields.

Skills

Supplier Development

Procurement Projects

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Chemistry / Material Science

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to advance supplier development initiatives across the North American PPG Aerospace business from onsite Sylmar, CA. You will partner with Supplier Development Project Managers to drive supplier performance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting to the Supplier Development Manager.

The role involves supporting procurement projects, supplier qualification, risk reduction through second sources, and