Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Casting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and oversee mechanical casting commodities/subcategories to implement supplier production strategies from New Product Introduction (NPI) to full-scale production.

• Formulate and execute supply chain strategies in collaboration with internal teams such as engineering, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, and suppliers.

• Assess supplier production capabilities, factory layouts, facilities, and workforce for inclusion in the Approved Supplier List.

• Assist Supplier Quality Engineers in ensuring that suppliers meet part-quality standards.

• Initiate and deploy new production tooling and lines at supplier locations.

• Manage supplier capacity expansion readiness and oversee the production ramp-up process.

• Establish and conduct statistical process control (SPC) reviews with suppliers.

• Identify and implement product and process enhancements, optimize factory layouts, reduce costs, mitigate supply risks, eliminate defects, and improve cycle times.

• Support root-cause analysis teams and ensure the completion of corrective and preventive actions at supplier sites.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Over 6 years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing context.

• Proficient in mechanical casting manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, and GD&T.

• Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time.

• Prior experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high-tech, or a similar industry.

• Strong knowledge of quality systems, standards, and certifications.

• Familiarity with the development of high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up setting.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package available at minimal to no cost to employees.

• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

• Health, recovery, and employee support benefits.