Evaluate and onboard new suppliers. Run regular audits, assessments, and evaluations to confirm they meet Vast's quality standards

Build and maintain strong supplier relationships. Address quality issues, identify supply chain risks, and implement improvements

Work with design and manufacturing engineers to understand the design intent of piece parts, assemblies, and subsystems

Run design-for-manufacturability reviews early, ideally before sourcing

Work with procurement to source parts strategically by assessing supplier manufacturing processes, inspection practices, and quality systems

Drive continuous improvement with suppliers and internally. Analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective and preventive actions that improve quality and reduce cost

Define supplier technical and quality requirements from customer and program requirements for NPI and production

Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to find trends and systemic performance gaps, and build supplier improvement plans

Lead root cause and corrective action for any escapes or nonconformances found in Vast manufacturing or the Vast supply chain

Show a strong sense of ownership, technical excellence, initiative, and attention to detail

Senior Supplier Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Vast

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