Senior Avionics Supplier Development Engineer

Energy Jobline ZR; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Avionics within the Supply Chain organization. You will define and implement supplier development strategies, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing and procurement to mature suppliers into strategic partners for mission-critical programs.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier capabilities, managing PPAP and reliability campaigns, leading containment and corrective actions, and driving quality, delivery, and cost improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in a quality, reliability, supply chain, or engineering role.
• ISO 9001, AS9100, PPAP knowledge.
• Ability to travel up to 25–50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to successfully execute manufacturing requirements.
• Manage PPAP, rate, and reliability campaigns to enable production.
• LeadContainments, 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 product quality, delivery, and cost meet business and customer expectations.
• Interface with engineering, production teams, and procurement to define production roadmaps.

Skills

Supplier development

Communication skills

Commodity management

SQL data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Avionics within the Supply Chain organization. You will define and implement supplier development strategies, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing and procurement to mature suppliers into strategic partners for mission-critical programs.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier capabilities, managing PPAP and reliability campaigns, leading containment and corrective actions, and driving quality, delivery, and cost improvements.