Type: Direct hire, full-time •
Base: $146,000-$194,000 + equity •
Clearance: None required; ability to obtain U.S. Top Secret preferred •
Travel: 50% or more
VDS is recruiting a supplier industrialization engineer to take machined and fabricated parts from prototype to full-rate production at outside suppliers.
What you'll do- Move mechanical fabrication parts from new product introduction to production.
- Qualify new suppliers for the approved supplier list.
- Stand up tooling and production lines at supplier sites and lead capacity ramps.
- Run statistical process control reviews.
- Close out root-cause and corrective actions with suppliers.
What you bring- 6+ years in supplier quality or supplier industrialization.
- A bachelor's in engineering or supply chain; mechanical or materials engineering preferred.
- Expertise in mechanical fabrication, CAD and GD&T.
Nice to have- Defense or aerospace experience, high-mix low-volume production, startup pace.
Demand & Supply PlannerType: Direct hire, full-time •
Base: $112,000-$149,000 + equity •
Clearance: None required; ability to obtain U.S. Top Secret preferred •
Travel: Up to 10%
VDS is recruiting a planner to own material flow for networked defense product lines, from raw materials to finished goods shipped to customers.
What you'll do- Manage daily demand signals, orders and inventory levels.
- Resolve supply issues with engineering, purchasing and manufacturing.
- Lead sales and operations planning for assigned product lines.
- Align forecasts with business development plans.
- Maintain MRP settings and master data.
What you bring- 3+ years in supply chain or production with complex assemblies.
- A bachelor's in a technical or business field; master's preferred.
- Hands-on ERP (Oracle or NetSuite) and Salesforce experience.
Nice to have- SQL, Tableau or Power BI, Blue Yonder, Lean or Six Sigma.
