Senior Supplier Development & Manufacturing Readiness Engineer

ACT1 Federal LLC.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

ACT1 Federal LLC. seeks a Senior Supplier Development and Manufacturing Readiness Engineer to support DoD production-acceleration initiatives across the defense industrial base, with emphasis on missile production and critical supplier capacity.

The engineer will conduct hands-on assessments, identify constraints, and develop executable recovery plans. This role requires extensive on-site manufacturing experience, strong program-management and cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, systems, or another relevant engineering discipline or an equivalent combination with hands-on manufacturing experience.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier development, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience delivering supplier recovery, new-program launches, or production-rate increases.
• Strong technical writing, executive communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess suppliers’ ability to achieve required production rates, quality, delivery, cost, and readiness objectives.
• Develop recovery plans with root causes, actions, owners, resources, milestones, and verification evidence.
• Establish regular reviews with supplier, prime contractor, and Government stakeholders to track progress.
• Support readiness gates covering tooling, workforce, materials, and process controls.
• Apply automotive launch practices to defense production while maintaining compliance with approvals.
• Identify structural issues requiring engineering decisions or capital investments.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Supplier development

Root cause analysis

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

APQP/PPAP

SPC/MSA

8D problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Job description

ACT1 Federal LLC. seeks a Senior Supplier Development and Manufacturing Readiness Engineer to support DoD production-acceleration initiatives across the defense industrial base, with emphasis on missile production and critical supplier capacity.

The engineer will conduct hands-on assessments, identify constraints, and develop executable recovery plans. This role requires extensive on-site manufacturing experience, strong program-management and cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to