Senior Supplier Development Engineer - Fusion-Grade Parts

Helion; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

PTO 31 days

Holidays

401(k) match

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Helion is hiring a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to work with suppliers to manufacture parts for fusion generators at our Everett, WA office. You will solve technical problems, develop supplier quality systems, and accelerate transition from rapid prototyping to mass generator manufacturing, delivering clean electricity to the planet.

Y ou will collaborate with design engineers, procurement, and production to define specs, implement PPAP, and drive process controls, while traveling up to

Qualifications

• 8+ years in engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain in mechanical or electrical systems.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
• Experience managing external suppliers.
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes (e.g., PPAP, APQP, FAI).
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods (e.g., DOE, Six Sigma).
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers to gain knowledge of part, assembly, and sub-system design intent.
• Assess suppliers' manufacturing processes and quality systems to source parts, in partnership with procurement team.
• Support product ramp from new product introduction through to high-volume manufacturing.
• Define supplier technical and quality specifications based on engineering and program requirements.
• Implement and monitor the production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to promote rate production.
• Ensure suppliers understand requirements for document submissions (e.g., first article inspection reports, quality documentation).
• Develop and approve process controls for important characteristics.
• Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities.
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and systemic performance gaps to improve plans.
• Coordinate between suppliers, engineers, buyers, and production to resolve supplier quality issues.
• Guide supplier corrective actions associated with escapes or containments identified in production or the supply chain.
• Improve the supply chain.
• Help build the supplier quality program and team at Helion.
• Help develop receiving inspection and quality standards.

Skills

Supplier quality

ISO 9000/TS knowledge

Six Sigma

Statistical methods

External suppliers management

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Helion is hiring a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to work with suppliers to manufacture parts for fusion generators at our Everett, WA office. You will solve technical problems, develop supplier quality systems, and accelerate transition from rapid prototyping to mass generator manufacturing, delivering clean electricity to the planet.

Y ou will collaborate with design engineers, procurement, and production to define specs, implement PPAP, and drive process controls, while traveling up to