Strategic Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical to accelerate supplier qualification and implementation, optimizing designs for quality, efficiency and cost from early development through the product lifecycle.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain and manufacturing, vet supplier capabilities, introduce new tooling and lines, drive capacity expansion, and lead SPC reviews at supplier sites to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, GD&T.
• Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the mechanical fabrication commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production (NPI to full production) strategies across Anduril’s business lines
• Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy, demonstrating ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
• Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory lay out, facilities, workforce for supplier inclusion in Approved Supplier List
• Support Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) in ensuring Suppliers' understanding and adherence to the criteria for part quality set by SQE
• Own bringing up new production tooling & lines, development at Supplier as needed, at Supplier sites to ensure materials, processes & tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality (criteria set by SQE) and demand requirements
• Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at Supplier
• Establish and drive process performance and controls (SPC) reviews at Supplier
• Identify and drive product and process improvements, factory layout optimization at Supplier sites to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate potential defects, and improve cycle time over the product lifecycle
• Support SQE with root cause task force at Anduril by working in tandem with the Supply Chain team, Suppliers, and be responsible for closing the loop of root cause corrective/preventative actions at Supplier

Skills

Supplier quality

Industrialization

Mechanical fabrication

CAD

GD&T

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

CAD

IPC standards

Job description

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical to accelerate supplier qualification and implementation, optimizing designs for quality, efficiency and cost from early development through the product lifecycle.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain and manufacturing, vet supplier capabilities, introduce new tooling and lines, drive capacity expansion, and lead SPC reviews at supplier sites to ensure