Hybrid Aerospace Supplier Development Engineer

PPG Industries; Sylmar (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Disability/Leave

Voluntary benefit offerings

Job summary

PPG Industries in Sylmar, CA is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to support supplier development initiatives across the North American Aerospace business. The role partners with Supplier Development Project Managers to drive supplier performance, quality, and continuous improvement, reporting to the Supplier Development Manager.

The position is onsite in Sylmar, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and remote Fridays, and requires up to 25% travel domestically and internationally

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, material science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of 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 aerospace procurement projects.
• Support qualification and selection of suppliers for customer acceptance.
• Coordinate communications between internal/external stakeholders and suppliers, leadership, procurement, supply chain, design engineering, operations and quality teams.
• Reduce supply risk by developing key second-source suppliers and alternate materials.
• Lead or participate in supplier qualification and development activities (VSM, capacity/capability, PRR/PRA, PPAP/APQP, FAI, Kaizen, CI projects).
• Ensure closure of open action items within the Supplier RAIL (Rolling Action Item Log).
• Collaborate cross-functionally to reduce costs while improving quality of sourced goods and services.
• Work with design/quality to improve material reliability and reduce nonconforming material.

Job description

PPG Industries in Sylmar, CA is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to support supplier development initiatives across the North American Aerospace business. The role partners with Supplier Development Project Managers to drive supplier performance, quality, and continuous improvement, reporting to the Supplier Development Manager.

The position is onsite in Sylmar, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and remote Fridays, and requires up to 25% travel domestically and internationally