Supplier Development Engineer
$70 - $93.5 per hourCynet Systems
Pay Range: $70.00hr - $93.50hr
Job Overview:
Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure material readiness, quality, and manufacturability. Drive cost reduction projects, support early-stage procurement activities, and manage technical communication and compliance across engineering and supply chain functions.
Candidate Qualifications and Experience:
Job Overview:
Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure material readiness, quality, and manufacturability. Drive cost reduction projects, support early-stage procurement activities, and manage technical communication and compliance across engineering and supply chain functions.
Candidate Qualifications and Experience:
- Supplier-facing experience.
- Component qualification and selection experience.
- Mechanical and electromechanical component expertise.
- New Product Introduction (NPI) experience.
- Project management skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive, self-driven, high-energy mindset.
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Experience with supplier qualification, sourcing, and alternative component selection.
- Mechanical engineering background preferred.
- Experience with motors and mechanical/electromechanical components.
- Industry experience in Medical Devices, Aerospace, Semiconductor, or Automotive.
- Backgrounds such as Component Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, Process Engineer, or Manufacturing Engineer with supplier-facing experience.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced NPI environment and take ownership of initiatives independently.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by working with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure material readiness, quality, and manufacturability.
- Utilize strong project management skills with the ability to drive cost reduction projects with suppliers.
- Support early-stage material procurement activities, including supplier engagement, technical readiness assessments, and execution of prototype and development builds.
- Communicate technical requirements, specifications, drawings, quality expectations, and inspection requirements to suppliers.
- Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve technical issues and support product launches.
- Review and disposition non-conforming materials through Variance Requests (VRs), utilizing technical judgment and risk-based decision making.
- Review First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs), inspection methods, measurement systems, fixtures, and tooling to ensure compliance with requirements.
- Understand manufacturing processes for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components and identify process risks, failure modes, and opportunities for improvement.
- Investigate supplier quality and manufacturing issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to effective closure.
- Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness activities.
- Partner with suppliers to improve process capability, quality, manufacturability, and inspection effectiveness.
- Develop commodity expertise in mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components, assemblies, and manufacturing processes.
- Communicate technical issues, risks, and recommendations effectively to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
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