Avionics Buyer Los Angeles, CA

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a role within the critical supply chain organization to find, build, and manage the quality of parts for electrical, solar, and GNC systems. You will handle technical procurement of electrical hardware and BOM management for owned assemblies.

The position involves supplier visits to monitor progress, contract negotiation for price reductions, and leading material planning activities including master scheduling, inventory controls, and analytics to

Qualifications

• 2+ years in supply chain management or engineering in aerospace
• 2+ years working with electrical schematics and electromechanical systems
• Experience managing electrical suppliers in a fast-paced environment
• Strong inventory management knowledge for electrical hardware
• 2+ years managing BOMs for electrical assemblies
• 1+ year experience with information processing tools (SQL)
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, production and finance
• Willingness to travel 10–25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Source electrical hardware such as connectors, harnesses, and PCBs
• Negotiate costs and contracts with key suppliers
• Manage supplier quality and deliveries to ensure mission success
• Act as primary interface between suppliers and internal customers (onboarding, evaluation, negotiation, project management)
• Manage BOMs for electrical assemblies
• Lead master planning for high-volume production
• Coordinate builds with engineering to meet milestones
• Develop internal analytics to track supply chain objectives
• Assist in inventory kitting for external assembly work on key builds
• Maintain minimum inventory levels for production readiness

Skills

Supply chain management

Engineering in aerospace

Electrical schematics

Electromechanical systems

Supplier management

Inventory management

Bill of materials

SQL

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain/engineering/finance

Tools

SQL

Job description

The Role

You willbe responsible forseveral aspects of the critical supply chain organization. You willbe responsible forfinding, building, and managing the quality of parts running in our electrical, solar, and GNC supply chains. Key skills will include technical procurement ofelectricalhardware and Bill of Material(BOM)management for owned assemblies. You will travel tosuppliersin order tomonitorprogress and health while negotiating business contracts and price reductions over time to ensurestrategic reductions in costs over time.

Responsibilities

Technical Procurement

• Source electrical hardware such as connectors, harnesses, and printed circuit boards
• Negotiate costs and contracts with key suppliers
• Manage supplier quality and deliveries to ensure mission success
• Act as the primary interface between suppliers and internal customersincluding:supplier onboarding, evaluation, negotiation, and project management

Material Planning

• Manage Bill of Materials for electrical assemblies
• Help implement the master planning schedule for high volume production
• Lead clear to builds with engineering to ensure assembly milestones are completed to hit critical milestones
• Develop internal analytics to track supply chain objectives
• Help implement inventory kitting processes for external assembly work on several key builds
• Maintainminimuminventory levels and controls to ensure we are material clear for production

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experienceinsupply chain management or engineering in the aerospace industry
• 2+ years of experience with electrical schematics and working with electromechanical systems (harnesses, avionic boxes)
• Experience managing electrical suppliers in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of inventory management and how to store electrical hardware
• 2+ years managing bill of materials for electrical assemblies
• 1+ year of experience with SQL or other information processing software tool
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment with engineering, production, and finance
• Ability to travel up to 10-25% of the time

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, electricalengineering, aerospaceengineering,ormathematics
• Experience inprocuringadditionalcommodities: consumables, guidance and navigation hardware, solar array materials
• 3+ years of technical procurement experience
• 3+ years in a new product introduction environment
• Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings
• Experience implementing AS9100 or completing AS9100 audits

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary range for this role is $65,000 - $100,000 + equity in the company
• Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limitedto:knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many otherperks

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

Export Compliance

As defined in the ITAR, “U.S. Persons” include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., Green Card holders), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans). Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a “U.S. Person.”

The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

As set forth in K2 Space ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.