- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- Palo AltoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 12, 2026
- Salary
- $183,000–$195,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Electro-Mechanical
Job description
Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses.
Job responsibilities
- Collaborate with Sourcing and Engineering teams to define technical requirements and specifications for new components and assemblies.
- Conduct in-depth technical assessments of potential suppliers, evaluating their manufacturing processes, engineering capabilities, quality management systems, and overall technical competency.
- Participate in supplier site visits and audits, providing critical technical input during the down-selection phase.
- Work with manufacturing process and quality engineering to develop and implement robust supplier qualification processes, including APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)…
- Drive process optimization, tooling validation, and contingency planning for early production runs.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer between our engineering teams and new suppliers to ensure seamless integration and understanding of technical requirements.
- Identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives with supplier performance for quality, yield and cost.
- Drive supplier CAPA and root-cause analysis to mitigate technical risks before they impact production.
Job requirements
- 8+ years of experience qualifying complex Electro-Mechanical Test fixtures/Equipment using industry standard qualification frameworks (such as FAT, SAT and UAT).
- Strong experience working with CMs and suppliers in a Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) model.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or a related field), or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience conducting technical supplier assessments and audits, developing new suppliers, leading DOEs (in a JDM model), preparing reports, working with cross functional teams & driving/coordinating final…
- Strong understanding of diverse manufacturing processes, specifically electro-mechanical assemblies, PCBAs, cables and harnesses, and related mechanical components (such as CNC machining, injection molding, Li-ion…
- Experience with quality management systems and quality tools (e.g., FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D, 5 Whys, Control Plans, PPAP, e-QMS system, GD&T, Gage R&R, Calibrations etc.).
- Experience working with global supply chain with target for rapid scaling
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally as required.