Supplier Development Engineer

Fluidstack

$100K — $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 within the manufacturing sector.
  • Proven ability to conduct thorough process audits, focusing on capability and control.
  • Experience resolving supplier issues directly on-site rather than remotely.
  • Proficient in managing first article inspections and PPAP submissions efficiently.
  • Demonstrated skill in enhancing supplier capabilities without performing their tasks for them.
  • Familiarity with welding, fabrication, machining, and coatings is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop supplier capabilities through on-site process audits and improvement plans.
  • Qualify new suppliers and parts using first articles and PPAP-style approvals.
  • Address and resolve supplier quality issues directly on their premises with their team.
  • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to ensure supplier capacity meets demand.
  • Support the launch and ramp-up of new suppliers effectively.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
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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