Senior Supplier Engineer, Aerospace Mechanical Commodities

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a highly skilled Supplier Development Engineer to lead technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers for critical aerospace components. You will bridge Shield AI’s engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure quality, on-time delivery, and scalable production.

The role requires extensive travel (up to 50%), including international trips to grow the supplier base in Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field as listed.
• 10+ years in supplier development, manufacturing/process/mechanical engineering, supplier quality, quality engineering, or supply chain in aerospace/defense.
• Experience developing suppliers for airframe structures, landing gear, propulsion, or other flight-critical components.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, structural fabrication, forming, welding, composites, casting, forging, heat treatment, plating, coating, finishing, and mechanical assembly.
• Ability to read and interpret complex drawings, GD&T, BOMs, material specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Hands-on experience leading structured root-cause and corrective-action investigations (8D, 5-Why, fishbone).
• Experience with AS9100/AS9102 documentation and aerospace supplier qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development and performance improvement for aerospace components and hardware.
• Assess supplier capabilities, processes, capacity, quality systems, tooling, and readiness for development and production.
• Conduct capability assessments, MRB reviews, process audits, capacity analyses, and onsite evaluations.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Engineering to select suppliers meeting technical, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Identify, develop, and qualify new suppliers in Europe to expand regional supply base.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Excellent written and verbal skills

Able to travel up to 50%

Leadership and mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA)

Excel and data analysis

PLM/ERP systems

Job description

Shield AI seeks a highly skilled Supplier Development Engineer to lead technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers for critical aerospace components. You will bridge Shield AI’s engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure quality, on-time delivery, and scalable production.

The role requires extensive travel (up to 50%), including international trips to grow the supplier base in Europe.