PRODUCT INDUSTRIALIZATION & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Job Description

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Industrialization Engineer to become our key technical reference for the airport lighting product portfolio across the US market.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work in an international environment, acting as the technical bridge between our Italian Headquarters and a network of strategic suppliers located throughout the United States and Canada.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in bringing products into production, ensuring manufacturing excellence, providing local technical support for certification activities, and supporting product lifecycle management while driving continuous improvements in quality, reliability, and cost efficiency. These activities will be carried out in close coordination with the Engineering Department at our Italian Headquarters.

If you are passionate about electrical/electronics products, industrialization, supplier development, and problem-solving within a highly regulated and technologically advanced industry, this position will allow you to make a tangible impact on products installed in airports worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Product Industrialization & Manufacturing Excellence

• Lead the transition of new products from development to serial production, ensuring smooth and efficient manufacturing implementation.
• Define, optimize, and standardize industrial processes, testing procedures, and production methodologies.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to guarantee manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost targets are achieved.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing production efficiency and reducing operational costs.

Supplier Management & Technical Leadership

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new manufacturing partners throughout North America.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, acting as their primary technical counterpart.
• Coordinate technical activities between suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment on product requirements, production standards, and development priorities.
• Conduct regular visits to supplier facilities for audits, technical reviews, production support, and issue resolution.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Support product lifecycle activities, including component substitutions, equivalent part qualification, and obsolescence mitigation, in close coordination with the Engineering Department, which retains responsibility for technical approval.
• Support the Engineering Department in maintaining product continuity and long-term manufacturability.
• Monitor critical components and proactively identify supply chain risks impacting production.

Certification & Compliance

• Provide local technical support for product certification processes required for the North American market, under the technical direction of the Engineering Department at our Italian Headquarters.
• Liaise with US certification bodies and testing laboratories on behalf of the Engineering Department, coordinating technical documentation, local testing activities, and supplier inputs necessary for product approvals.
• Support the Engineering Department in verifying that products comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.

Technical Support & Problem Solving

• Perform first-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis on product and manufacturing issues.
• Analyze field failures and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical support to customers and commercial teams, delivering feedback on product performance, manufacturability, and cost implications.
• Serve as the technical ambassador for the airport lighting product range within the North American ecosystem.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Requirements & Professional Experience

• Minimum 7–8 years of experience in Industrialization Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, Product Engineering, or similar technical roles.
• Proven experience managing external suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Experience operating within international and cross-functional environments is highly valued.
• Professional fluency in English is mandatory . Knowledge of Italian is considered a plus.