Development Engineering

Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer II & III
Job Type: Contract
Domestic Travel expected +50% of the time
* Must be willing to work long hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines

As a member of the Supplier Recovery Team (SRT), you will engage strategically with suppliers who do not meet key performance metrics, ensuring they adhere to our cost, quality, and delivery expectations. Acting as the primary liaison, you will collaborate with internal teams-including Procurement, Program IPT, Supply Chain Program Managers, and Supplier Quality teams-to identify the root causes of non-performance and develop robust recovery plans. Your efforts will focus on driving continuous performance improvements within the supply chain, leveraging your expertise to enhance supplier capabilities and support Blue Origin"s ambitious production goals.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics across the supply chain

• Create, improve, and implement supplier quality and manufacturing processes
• Work closely with receiving, receiving inspection, supplier quality engineer, and assurance in purging suspect/non-conforming material from inventory and throughout the organization
• Oversee and be accountable for supplier audits to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations.
• Develop, analyze, and present process metrics to encourage design for manufacturability, quality, and supply chain improvements
• Manage supplier workflow and projects to ensure priorities are aligned with business needs
• Develop schedules and plans to bring up new parts and processes in the supply chain, and support supplier execution against timeline
• Lead, track, and improve supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for new products and design changes
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve business processes needed for receiving inspection operations, nonconforming hardware management, manufacturing and assembly, product traceability, and other critical business/production systems
• Degree or higher in an engineering degree required
• Has worked with product development teams to define, scope, and prioritize design requirements to ensure operational and manufacturing success.
• Experience in hardware development and manufacturing of complex electronic assemblies
• Experience in implementation of DFx principles in an outsourced manufacturing environment
• Experience with fault tree analysis and value stream or process flow mapping
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Master"s degree in engineering or business

• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar training/experience
• Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis
• Experience with Pareto analysis, root cause, and corrective actions
• Hands-on experience with metallic, plastic, composite, or electromechanical manufacturing techniques, processes, and equipment
• Has managed planning and technical aspects of product builds through the full product life cycle

Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments in the engineering, IT, and professional fields. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed or more information, please visit our website at

"Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws."

Belcan provides a competitive pay and benefits package. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law