Planetary Supplier Development Engineer - Equity & Growth

Astrolab; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Home office set up reimbursement

Weekly lunch stipend and snacks on‑set

Monthly social hour on-site

Job summary

Astrolab in Hawthorne, California, seeks a Supplier Development Engineer within the Quality department to drive supplier performance and readiness across manufacturing partners.

You will lead assessments, collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, and travel up to 50% while reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager to solve production challenges and scale supplier capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in supplier quality, development, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with machining, fabrication, welding, composites, electronics or related processes.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier performance across quality, delivery and readiness.
• Lead supplier assessments, process reviews and supplier development on-site.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to resolve issues.
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support new product introductions and ramp activities.
• Travel to supplier facilities as needed (up to 50%).

Skills

Supplier quality

Supplier development

Manufacturing engineering

Quality engineering

Operations

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field

Tools

Quality management systems

CAPA

Job description

Astrolab in Hawthorne, California, seeks a Supplier Development Engineer within the Quality department to drive supplier performance and readiness across manufacturing partners.

You will lead assessments, collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, and travel up to 50% while reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager to solve production challenges and scale supplier capabilities.