Responsibilities

The Staff Supplier Development Engineer – Propulsion & Landing Gear will lead the technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers supporting airframe structures, precision-machined components, landing gear, and propulsion and engine-related hardware. This role will assess supplier capabilities, manufacturing readiness, capacity, quality systems, and production processes while resolving complex technical, quality, and delivery issues. The engineer will work closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams to support supplier selection, new product introduction, qualification, and production ramp-up. The ideal candidate has strong aerospace manufacturing experience, can lead onsite supplier development and recovery efforts, and is able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Lead the technical development and performance improvement of suppliers supporting critical mechanical commodities, including airframe structures, precision-machined components, landing gear systems, and propulsion and engine-related hardware.
Assess supplier technical capabilities, manufacturing processes, capacity, quality systems, tooling, workforce, and production readiness for prototype, development, qualification, and production programs.
Conduct supplier capability assessments, manufacturing readiness reviews, process audits, capacity analyses, and onsite technical evaluations.
Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Engineering to evaluate and select suppliers capable of meeting technical, quality, cost, schedule, and production-rate requirements.
Serve as the primary technical interface between suppliers and internal Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams.
Lead supplier industrialization activities, including manufacturing planning, tooling readiness, process validation, capacity planning, qualification, and production ramp-up.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, bills of material, special-process requirements, and statements of work to ensure suppliers fully understand technical and manufacturing requirements.
Drive design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly discussions between internal Engineering teams and suppliers to improve producibility, reduce cost, and shorten lead times.
Develop and manage supplier technical development plans, production readiness plans, capacity recovery plans, and corrective action plans.
Lead technical problem-solving activities involving manufacturing defects, dimensional nonconformances, process variation, tooling issues, material shortages, and production constraints.
Apply structured root-cause and corrective-action methods, including 8D, 5-Why, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and other appropriate problem-solving tools.

Qualification

Ability to obtain and maintain a UAirframe and structural assembliesMetallic and composite structuresPrecision-machined componentsLanding gear systems and componentsEngines and propulsion systemsEngine mounts and supporting structuresComplex mechanical assembliesActive UExperience supporting aircraftExperience with complex machining

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
7+ years of experience in supplier development, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality engineering, quality engineering, or a related technical role within aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience developing suppliers and resolving complex manufacturing, quality, capacity, or delivery issues.
Technical experience with one or more of the following commodity areas:
Airframe and structural assemblies
Metallic and composite structures
Precision-machined components
Landing gear systems and components
Engines and propulsion systems
Engine mounts and supporting structures
Complex mechanical assemblies

Preferred

Active U.S. government SECRET security clearance at the time of hire.
Experience supporting aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced aerospace platforms, or defense programs.
Direct supplier development experience involving airframe structures, landing gear, turbine engines, propulsion systems, or other flight-critical mechanical hardware.
Experience supporting the industrialization and production ramp-up of newly designed aerospace components and systems.
Experience with metallic and composite airframe structures, including tooling, layup, curing, bonding, machining, drilling, trimming, assembly, and inspection.
Experience with complex machining, tight-tolerance components, special processes, and aerospace material requirements.
Working knowledge of landing gear manufacturing, including forgings, machining, heat treatment, surface finishing, hydraulics, and mechanical assembly.
Working knowledge of engine and propulsion manufacturing, including castings, forgings, rotating components, engine mounts, fuel-system hardware, and high-temperature materials.

Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Propulsion & Landing Gear (R5859) at Shield · LumiJobs

Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Propulsion & Landing Gear (R5859)

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