Senior Avionics Supplier Development Engineer

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Benefits package

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Avionics, to lead supplier development strategies across engineering, manufacturing and procurement for critical missions. You will own supplier evaluation and continuous improvement to mature suppliers into strategic partners.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will manage PPAP, CAPA, supplier scorecards and audits to ensure quality, delivery and cost goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a quality, reliability, supply chain, or engineering role.
• Strong understanding of quality standards and tools (ISO 9001, AS9100, PPAP).
• Experience managing vendors, suppliers, and strategic technical partners.
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to successfully execute manufacturing requirements.
• Manage Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), rate, and reliability campaigns to enable production.
• Lead containments, issue ticket resolution, and supplier corrective action efforts.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and drive improvements, using scorecards and audits, to ensure compliance to quality standards.
• Provide program leadership necessary input to ensure that product quality, delivery, and cost achieve business and customer expectations.
• Interface with responsible engineering, production teams, and procurement to define production roadmaps aligned with company goals.

Skills

Quality standards

Vendor management

Engineering experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

PPAP

ISO 9001

AS9100

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Avionics, to lead supplier development strategies across engineering, manufacturing and procurement for critical missions. You will own supplier evaluation and continuous improvement to mature suppliers into strategic partners.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will manage PPAP, CAPA, supplier scorecards and audits to ensure quality, delivery and cost goals.