Electrical Supplier Industrialization Engineer - Long Range Platform

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Act as the single technical owner for assigned electrical parts and supplier relationships (PCBAs, cables, harnesses, connectors) across prototype → qualification → volume production.
• Define and enforce part-specific qualification criteria, inspection plans, control plans, acceptance criteria, and manufacturing data packages required for production release and flight qualification.
• Drive supplier selection and capability assessments including on-site audits, capability gap remediation, process flow validation, and production-readiness reviews at supplier sites and at Zipline build/test sites.
• Develop and validate manufacturing and test processes with suppliers: process routings, work instructions, AOI/ICT/functional test strategies, and inline/outgoing sampling schemes to meet targeted yield and defect-rate…
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for supplier defects using structured methods (8D, PFMEA, SPC). Own containment-to-permanent-fix lifecycle and verify supplier corrective actions at source.
• Define and track measurable supplier performance metrics (ppm, yield, process capability Cp/Cpk, on-time delivery %) and customer-impact KPIs tied to flight readiness and program schedule.
• Partner daily with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability and testability (DFM/DFT), issue engineering changes, and close deviation reviews with traceable dispositioning.
• Manage multiple concurrent supplier industrialization projects; maintain technical records, risk logs, decision points, and open-action cadence to meet program delivery milestones.