Strategic Supplier Development Engineer

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a hands-on Supplier Quality/Development Engineer to own supplier capability and launch support. You will audit processes, drive root-cause fixes on site, and qualify new suppliers with PPAP-style readiness.

You will lead first article testing, improve supplier performance without taking over their work, and travel to supplier sites as needed to ensure on-time capacity.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier quality or development engineering within manufacturing.
• Ability to audit processes for capability, controls, and culture.
• Proven track record fixing supplier problems at their site (not via email).
• Experience running first articles and PPAP with rigor and speed.
• Ability to drive supplier improvements without doing their job for them.
• Bonus: experience with weld/fabrication suppliers, machining and coatings; familiarity with core tools (SPC, MSA, FMEA); travel-heavy roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop supplier capability hands-on: audits, capability studies, and improvement plans at supplier sites.
• Qualify new suppliers and parts: first articles, PPAP-style approvals, and launch support.
• Tackle supplier quality issues at root cause on the supplier floor with their teams.
• Build supplier capacity ahead of demand: identify bottlenecks and fix before they gate our line.

Skills

Supplier quality

Development engineering

Process audit

First article

PPAP

Continuous improvement

Travel heavy

Tools

SPC

MSA

FMEA

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a hands-on Supplier Quality/Development Engineer to own supplier capability and launch support. You will audit processes, drive root-cause fixes on site, and qualify new suppliers with PPAP-style readiness.

You will lead first article testing, improve supplier performance without taking over their work, and travel to supplier sites as needed to ensure on-time capacity.