Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Aerospace Machined Parts

Shield; Texas; On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer focused on machined parts to drive supplier performance, quality, and on-time delivery. You will lead onboarding of suppliers to new designs and work across engineering and manufacturing to scale production.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, process improvement, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver affordable autonomous systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace supplier development and quality systems.
• Strong root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Experience onboarding suppliers to new designs and changes.

Responsibilities

• Improve supplier performance, addressing quality, on-time delivery, and scaling.
• Lead onboarding of suppliers to new designs and specifications.
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and supply continuity.

Skills

Supplier development

Quality engineering

Production process improvement

Supply chain management

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer focused on machined parts to drive supplier performance, quality, and on-time delivery. You will lead onboarding of suppliers to new designs and work across engineering and manufacturing to scale production.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, process improvement, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver affordable autonomous systems.