Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical

Role overview

Lead supplier industrialization for mechanical fabrication, helping move products from early development into reliable, full-rate production. You will work across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams, as well as directly with suppliers, to ensure production capacity, part quality, and delivery needs are met throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

- Manage mechanical fabrication suppliers and production strategies from new product introduction through full production. - Assess supplier facilities, workforce, and manufacturing capabilities for potential qualification. - Coordinate with supplier quality specialists to ensure suppliers understand and meet part quality requirements. - Bring new tooling and production lines into operation, and verify that materials, processes, and equipment can meet performance and demand needs. - Lead supplier capacity expansion and production ramp-up; establish process performance reviews and statistical controls. - Drive process, product, and factory layout improvements to reduce cost, risk, defects, and cycle time, and help close corrective and preventive actions after root cause investigations.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related technical field. - At least six years of supplier quality or industrialization experience in a manufacturing environment. - Relevant technical knowledge in mechanical fabrication; familiarity with IPC standards, CAD, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). - Willingness and ability to travel at least 50% of the time.

Nice to have

- A degree in mechanical, metallurgical, or materials engineering. - Experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high-tech, or another related industry, especially in high-mix, low-volume product development. - Knowledge of quality systems, standards, and certifications; experience in a fast-moving startup environment. - Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Benefits and work setup

The role offers an estimated U.S. base salary of $146,000–$194,000, with actual compensation depending on experience, education, training, skills, and business factors. Full-time compensation may also include equity, and a benefits package is offered.