Senior Structural Supplier Engineer – NPI & Production Readiness

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Senior Supplier Engineer – Structural Components to drive early supplier readiness from design to production. You’ll ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and quality for heavy structural assemblies across welding, stamping, laser cutting, bending, and plating.

The role interfaces with Design, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to resolve complex fabrication challenges and support new product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience in Supplier Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Supplier Industrialization.
• Hands-on experience with structural fabrication, welding, stamping, laser cutting, bending, plating, and large-scale assemblies.
• Strong knowledge of DFM, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, process validation, and supplier quality management.
• Experience with welding quality and qualification processes, including WPS, PQR, and WPQ.
• Knowledge of weld inspection and NDT methods, including ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and liquid penetrant testing.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, dimensional tolerances, manufacturing processes, and process capability.
• Experience leading 8D, RCA, SCAR, corrective action, and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design and Advanced Manufacturing teams to develop pack-level structural designs and optimize manufacturability.
• Lead DFM, APQP, and supplier readiness reviews, focusing on welding feasibility and fabrication requirements.
• Own the QML and PPAP roadmap; qualify WPS, PQR, and WPQ for production readiness.
• Partner with structural suppliers to establish weld verification and validation programs, including destructive testing and NDT methods.
• Identify and mitigate supplier/program risks like long-lead materials and large-component transportation constraints.
• Drive closed-loop supplier non-conformance management with SCARs and root-cause analyses; conduct supplier audits.

Skills

Supplier Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Design for Manufacturing

APQP

PPAP

NDT

Welding & Fabrication

GD&T

8D, RCA, SCAR

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Tools

WPS

PQR

WPQ

NDT methods (ultrasonic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant)

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Senior Supplier Engineer – Structural Components to drive early supplier readiness from design to production. You’ll ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and quality for heavy structural assemblies across welding, stamping, laser cutting, bending, and plating.

The role interfaces with Design, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to resolve complex fabrication challenges and support new product launches.