Supplier Development Engineer

Fluidstack

$90K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in supplier quality or development engineering in manufacturing.
  • Proven experience in conducting effective process audits and capability studies.
  • Hands-on problem-solving skills in supplier environments, addressing issues on-site directly.
  • Strong knowledge of first articles and PPAP processes, ensuring thorough and rapid approvals.
  • Ability to enhance supplier performance without taking over their responsibilities.
  • Familiarity with welding, fabrication, machining, and coatings.
  • Experience with core quality tools such as SPC, MSA, and FMEA.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct hands-on process audits and capability assessments at supplier locations.
  • Qualify new suppliers and parts, ensuring compliance with first article and PPAP standards.
  • Identify and resolve root cause issues related to supplier quality directly on their production floors.
  • Proactively manage supplier capacity to prevent production bottlenecks ahead of demand.
  • Develop and implement improvement plans for supplier capabilities based on audit findings.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work directly with suppliers and lead hands-on improvements.
  • Encouragement of continuous learning and career advancement.
  • Flexibility in considering exceptional candidates regardless of strict qualifications.
  • A transparent and equitable hiring process.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Develop supplier capability hands-on: process audits, capability studies, and improvement plans executed at supplier sites.
  • Qualify new suppliers and parts: first articles, PPAP-style approvals, and launch support through ramp.
  • Attack supplier quality issues at root cause, on their floor, with their team.
  • Build supplier capacity ahead of demand: bottlenecks found and fixed before they gate our line.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've done supplier quality or development engineering in manufacturing.
  • You audit processes for real: capability, controls, and culture.
  • You've fixed a supplier problem at their site that others managed by email.
  • You run first articles and PPAP with rigor and speed together.
  • You improve suppliers without doing their job for them.
  • Bonus: Weld and fabrication suppliers. Machining and coatings. Core tools (SPC, MSA, FMEA). Travel-heavy roles.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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