Senior Supplier Development and Manufacturing Readiness Engineer

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, systems, or another relevant engineering discipline. An equivalent combination of technical education and substantial hands-on manufacturing experience may be considered where permitted by the applicable contract and Government requirements.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier development, supplier quality, industrialization, production launch, or manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated responsibility for successful supplier recovery, new-program launch, production transfer, or production-rate increase.
• Significant experience diagnosing and resolving problems directly on the production floor.
• Experience evaluating supplier performance across multiple manufacturing processes or commodities.
• Strong working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, 8D, Lean manufacturing, standardized work, and error proofing.
• Demonstrated understanding of capacity, tooling, equipment, labor requirements, process capability, material flow, and production dependencies.
• Experience developing recovery plans with measurable milestones and verifying sustained results.
• Ability to interpret production, quality, schedule, and material data and document assumptions and limitations.
• Strong technical writing, executive communication, and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage concurrent priorities, and travel extensively.
• Current Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship, subject to verification.