About the Role
As a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, you will work directly with sub-tier suppliers responsible for fabrication and tooling activities. You will help drive supplier performance, oversee manufacturing quality processes, manage non-conformances, and support supplier audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage supplier manufacturing and tooling fabrication activities from kickoff through delivery.
- Collaborate with engineering, program management, procurement, and quality teams to ensure contract requirements are met.
- Define supplier statements of work and communicate technical requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance and support approved supplier management processes.
- Review supplier quality metrics and implement corrective and preventive actions when required.
- Manage supplier waivers, deviations, discrepancy reports, and non-conformance investigations.
- Coordinate source inspections and customer inspections as required.
- Verify manufacturing documentation, Certificates of Conformance (CoCs), and end-item data packages prior to shipment.
- Analyze supplier capability and performance using supplier quality management tools and databases.
- Support supplier audits, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
- Experience reviewing technical drawings, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
- Experience with 3D CAD software.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with suppliers, engineering, quality, and procurement teams.
- US Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
- Composite manufacturing experience.
- Supplier audit experience.
- Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action experience.
- Lean Manufacturing training or certification.
- Experience supporting tooling fabrication or tooling suppliers.
- Familiarity with AS9100 environments and aerospace quality standards.
