Strategic Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Danfoss; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss in Tallahassee, FL, is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer to drive supplier manufacturing readiness from concept to production. You will coordinate with Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, and Manufacturing to enable new products, localization, transfers, and capacity expansion, delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, and lead time.

The role emphasizes leading VA/VE activities, designing for manufacturability, and building a structured improvement pipeline

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Controls, Electrical Engineering, or related.
• Typically 5+ years of experience in supplier industrialization, manufacturing engineering, supplier development or value engineering.
• Experience delivering supplier industrialization, new product introductions, localization, or capacity expansions.
• Lead VA/VE and structured idea-generation workshops with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong manufacturing and cost-analysis knowledge including Design-to-Cost/Should-Cost and investment evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier industrialization from concept through production ramp-up and stable serial delivery.
• Assess and improve supplier capability via site assessments, trials, and readiness reviews.
• Drive VA/VE and workshops to translate opportunities into business cases with measurable results.
• Influence design-for-manufacturability and make-or-buy decisions with cross-functional partners.
• Build and manage a pipeline of improvements with milestones, investments, and benefits.

Skills

Supplier industrialization

Manufacturing engineering

Value Engineering (VA/VE)

Design for manufacturability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Controls/Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Danfoss in Tallahassee, FL, is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer to drive supplier manufacturing readiness from concept to production. You will coordinate with Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, and Manufacturing to enable new products, localization, transfers, and capacity expansion, delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, and lead time.

The role emphasizes leading VA/VE activities, designing for manufacturability, and building a structured improvement pipeline