Senior Supplier Engineer: DFM, Costing & Launch Lead

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a LeadSupplier Engineer to influence design architecture and component specs, shaping manufacturing processes and BOM cost targets. You will partner with design and quality teams to ensure DFMs, qualification plans, and supplier ramp readiness.

You will drive cost modeling, risk mitigations, supplier performance metrics, and post-launch supplier improvements, guiding pFMEA, SPV and CAPA activities to enable scalable production.

Qualifications

• Experience leading supplier design and manufacturing development.
• Experience with design for manufacture and supplier cost targets.
• Ability to qualify components and launch plans.
• Ability to drive supplier improvements post-launch.
• Strong collaboration with design, quality engineering, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering to translate design intent into component design.
• Influence component technology choices to meet cost and supply objectives.
• Support dFMEA reviews and design risk mitigations.
• Perform DFM activities to ensure scalable manufacturing.
• Develop test methods and acceptance criteria for parts.
• Optimize supplier base to reduce sub-tier risk and lead times.
• Determine risk mitigations for high-risk parts and sole suppliers.
• Complete design transfer and component qualification (pFMEA, SPV, FAI, CPk).
• Develop supplier ramp readiness plans based on forecast and capacity.
• Drive corrective actions via root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Develop metrics for supplier cost, delivery, quality, capacity and capability.

Skills

DFM

cost modeling

supplier management

root cause analysis

pFMEA

FMEA

design transfer

quality engineering

process capability

leadership

Job description

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a LeadSupplier Engineer to influence design architecture and component specs, shaping manufacturing processes and BOM cost targets. You will partner with design and quality teams to ensure DFMs, qualification plans, and supplier ramp readiness.

You will drive cost modeling, risk mitigations, supplier performance metrics, and post-launch supplier improvements, guiding pFMEA, SPV and CAPA activities to enable scalable production.