Space Electronics Supplier Development Engineer – Hybrid, Equity

True Anomaly; City of Long Beach (NY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HRA/HSA options

PTO

Paid holidays

401K

Parental Leave

Job summary

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to build and sustain a world-class supplier base capable of delivering flight-quality hardware for space systems. You will bridge internal engineering and supplier networks, driving lean, scalable processes from the ground up while ensuring quality, cost, and schedule targets.

Reporting to the Manager of Supplier Development, you will lead qualification, audits, and continuous improvement across electronics, PCBA, cable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics, manufacturing, or related field.
• 4–7 years in supplier development or manufacturing engineering in Aerospace/Defense/Medical/Automotive with electronics focus.
• Experience with IPC standards and MIL-STD testing.
• Lean methodologies implemented with measurable results.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and BOMs.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and CAPA processes.
• Experience developing supplier quality programs for PCBA, harnessing, and box builds.
• Familiarity with AOI, X-ray, ICT, and functional/parametric testing.
• Willingness to travel 30–50%

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier development lifecycle for Electronics, PCBA, Cable Harnesses, Box Build Assemblies, and Power Systems.
• Execute supplier qualification processes including audits, capability/risk assessments, and FAI with IPC/MIL-STD focus.
• Develop and implement supplier quality programs with scorecards and flow-down requirements.
• Conduct audits at supplier sites to verify AS9100, IPC-A-610/J-STD-001, MIL-STD readiness.
• Evaluate supplier PCBA fabrication, assembly, inspection, conformal coating, and box build capabilities.
• Drive root cause and corrective action for electronics quality escapes.
• Lead lean initiatives at supplier sites to improve manufacturing quality and delivery.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks; develop dual-source strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align supplier readiness with milestones.
• Support NPI by assessing supplier capability for DFM and production scalability.
• Contribute to development of supplier development processes and tools.
• Travel to supplier sites as needed (30–50%).

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Strong communication

Reading schematics

Travel 30–50%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering background

Tools

IPC-A-610

IPC-J-STD-001

IPC-7711/7721

IPC-A-620

MIL-STD testing familiarity

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Data-driven tools

Job description

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to build and sustain a world-class supplier base capable of delivering flight-quality hardware for space systems. You will bridge internal engineering and supplier networks, driving lean, scalable processes from the ground up while ensuring quality, cost, and schedule targets.

Reporting to the Manager of Supplier Development, you will lead qualification, audits, and continuous improvement across electronics, PCBA, cable