Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical Components

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support supplier audits (process, system, product) and risk assessments to help qualify new sources and ensure readiness for mass production
• Partner with GSMs, Design Engineering, and suppliers to align specifications, tolerance stack-ups, test coverage, and process controls
• Review dimensional and quality reports, first article inspections, and other process control data to ensure part compliance
• Execute PPAP/FAI activities and help define incoming inspection criteria based on part criticality, GD&T, and critical-to-quality key characteristics
• Support supplier non-conformance resolution, drive 8D investigations, and follow through with verification of effectiveness activities with vendors
• Maintain supplier scorecards with clear KPIs such as yield, PPM, delivery performance, and DFM responsiveness
• Support NPI builds and DFM/DFA feedback loops through early supplier engagement and pilot line walkthroughs
• Help build and define a strong and capable network of vendor partners with robust process, technical capability, reliability, and capacity

Job requirements

• B.S. in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Economics or equivalent technical background
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Supply Chain, and/or MBA a plus
• 3+ years of supplier quality, industrial engineering, process controls, or other related experience, ideally in automotive, industrial hardware, or other high-volume electronics manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of mechanical fabrication processes: CNC machining, casting, injection molding, extrusion, sheet metal, riveting, welding, plating, etc.
• Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes (SMT, through-hole wave and selective soldering, reflow oven profiles, test strategies, etc.)
• Proficiency reading engineering drawings and applying GD&T; familiarity with dimension metrology (CMM, calipers, gauges) and statistical process control
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, SPC, DFMEA/PFMEA, and ISO quality systems
• Highly collaborative, data-driven, and proactive; capable of thriving in fast-paced startup environments