Senior Mechanical Supplier Development Engineer

Frontdoor Defense; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 130 000 - 165 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off and leave

Resumo da oferta

K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical to define and implement supplier development strategies with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement teams. You will nurture suppliers into strategic partners for critical missions and manage PPAP, rate, and reliability campaigns to enable production.

This role requires travel up to 50% and a strong background in quality standards, supplier management, and cross-functional leadership to drive on-time

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 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 25-50% of the time.

Responsabilidades

• 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 inputs 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.

Conhecimentos

Vendor management

Quality engineering

Supply chain

Strategic partnerships

Travel readiness

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Ferramentas

PPAP

ISO 9001

AS9100

Descrição da oferta de emprego

K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical to define and implement supplier development strategies with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement teams. You will nurture suppliers into strategic partners for critical missions and manage PPAP, rate, and reliability campaigns to enable production.

This role requires travel up to 50% and a strong background in quality standards, supplier management, and cross-functional leadership to drive on-time