Senior Mechanical Supplier Development Engineer — Spacecraft

Front Door Defense; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

K2 Space in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical to lead supplier development strategies within the Supply Chain team. You will evaluate suppliers, guide PPAP processes, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement to align roadmaps with company goals.

Role requires strong communication, cost and delivery focus, and the ability to mature suppliers into strategic partners for mission-critical projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is required.
• 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 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.

Skills

Vendor management

Quality systems

Communication skills

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

ISO 9001

AS9100

PPAP

Job description

K2 Space in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical to lead supplier development strategies within the Supply Chain team. You will evaluate suppliers, guide PPAP processes, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement to align roadmaps with company goals.

Role requires strong communication, cost and delivery focus, and the ability to mature suppliers into strategic partners for mission-critical projects.