Senior Manager, Technical Applications & Supplier Data

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; Louisiana, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Cutting-edge projects

Positive environment

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Technical Applications Engineering to lead a cross-functional team in Louisiana. You will own the technical supplier integration process, ensure complete vendor data, and drive standards across Engineering, Supply Chain, and procurement.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 10+ years of engineering experience, and 5+ years of leadership. You will implement governance for Purchase Technical Specifications and vendor information while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience and 5+ years of leading engineering teams.
• Experience with supplier technical management, engineering documentation, or product integration.
• Application Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Technical Application Engineering organization.
• Manage organizational priorities, staffing, and workload across multiple programs.
• Develop KPIs and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Own the development, maintenance, and governance of Engineering’s sections of Purchase Technical Specifications.
• Standardize technical procurement documentation across business units and product lines.
• Ensure specifications communicate engineering, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to improve specification quality and consistency.
• Establish and manage enterprise processes governing Vendor Furnished Information.
• Ensure supplier documentation is complete, technically accurate, and aligned with program schedules.
• Coordinate review and approval of supplier drawings, manuals, certifications, calculations, software, and documentation.
• Ensure supplier information is incorporated into engineering deliverables, PLM systems, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Serve as Engineering’s primary technical interface with suppliers.
• Coordinate technical communications between suppliers and internal engineering organizations.
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and technical performance reviews.
• Resolve technical issues impacting supplier deliverables.
• Partner with Supply Chain to evaluate supplier technical capabilities during sourcing activities.

Skills

Vendor correspondence

PLM systems

ERP & change management

Complex engineered products

Shipbuilding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Technical Applications Engineering to lead a cross-functional team in Louisiana. You will own the technical supplier integration process, ensure complete vendor data, and drive standards across Engineering, Supply Chain, and procurement.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 10+ years of engineering experience, and 5+ years of leadership. You will implement governance for Purchase Technical Specifications and vendor information while