Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineering

Amperesand; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Stock Options

Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k retirement plan

Job summary

Amperesand in Reno is seeking a Manager, Supplier Industrialization to build and lead the global SIE function, owning the strategy, processes, and team that bring new suppliers from development into volume production.

You will head global supplier onboarding, ramp milestones, and collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing to ensure readiness, quality, and on-time delivery. This role requires on-site work five days a week in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, Master’s preferred.
• Electrical, mechanical, or manufacturing background strongly preferred.
• 10+ years across engineering, supply chain, and/or program management, with 3+ years in a people management role.
• Demonstrated success leading supplier industrialization or supplier development in hardware manufacturing, power electronics, energy, or adjacent capital equipment preferred.
• Track record hiring and developing high performing technical teams in NPI-heavy or startup environments.
• Experience managing globally distributed supplier portfolios across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Working knowledge of international trade regulations and export compliance for electronics and electrical equipment.
• Strong communication skills across technical and business audiences, able to work effectively across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and manage a globally distributed team of Supplier Industrialization Engineers
• Own the global supplier industrialization roadmap, aligning supplier onboarding and ramp milestones to NPI timelines and production forecasts
• Define and standardize playbooks, tools, and processes across the full supplier lifecycle, from qualification through volume ramp
• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing leadership to keep supplier readiness aligned with technical requirements and delivery commitments
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex supplier issues, engage supplier leadership when management level involvement is needed
• Oversee supplier quality across the portfolio and drive systemic corrective action for escapes or delivery disruptions
• Bridge global suppliers and internal Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams on design alignment, material readiness, and DFM feedback
• Maintain portfolio level risk visibility, own global KPI reporting for the SIE function including OTD, first pass yield, and ramp attainment
• Provide regular program updates and escalations to Supply Chain leadership

Skills

Team Leadership

Global supplier management

Strategic planning

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication across cultures

DFM / design feedback

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s preferred

Job description

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary

As Manager, Supplier Industrialization, you will build and lead Amperesand’s global SIE function, owning the strategy, processes, and team that bring new suppliers from development into volume production.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Hire, develop, and manage a globally distributed team of Supplier Industrialization Engineers

• Set priorities and performance expectations, provide coaching and clear growth paths for direct reports

Strategy and Process

• Own the global supplier industrialization roadmap, aligning supplier onboarding and ramp milestones to NPI timelines and production forecasts

• Define and standardize playbooks, tools, and processes across the full supplier lifecycle, from qualification through volume ramp

• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing leadership to keep supplier readiness aligned with technical requirements and delivery commitments

Supplier Development and Quality

• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex supplier issues, engage supplier leadership when management level involvement is needed

• Oversee supplier quality across the portfolio and drive systemic corrective action for escapes or delivery disruptions

Cross Functional and Program Management

• Bridge global suppliers and internal Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams on design alignment, material readiness, and DFM feedback

• Maintain portfolio level risk visibility, own global KPI reporting for the SIE function including OTD, first pass yield, and ramp attainment

• Provide regular program updates and escalations to Supply Chain leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, Master’s preferred

• Electrical, mechanical, or manufacturing background strongly preferred

• 10 plus years across engineering, supply chain, and or program management, with 3 plus years in a people management role

• Demonstrated success leading supplier industrialization or supplier development in hardware manufacturing, power electronics, energy, or adjacent capital equipment preferred

• Track record hiring and developing high performing technical teams in NPI heavy or startup environments

• Experience managing globally distributed supplier portfolios across multiple geographies and time zones

• Working knowledge of international trade regulations and export compliance for electronics and electrical equipment

• Strong communication skills across technical and business audiences, able to work effectively across cultures

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

Salary: $160,000-$180,000/annual DOE and location

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance

• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower

• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays

• Commuter Benefits

• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.