Supplier Development Engineer
Develop and qualify suppliers for AI data center manufacturing through hands-on process audits, PPAP approvals, root cause quality fixes, and capacity building at supplier sites. Requires proven manufacturing supplier development experience with rigorous on-site problem solving.
About the job
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- Experience in supplier quality or development engineering in manufacturing.
- Audit processes for capability, controls, and culture.
- Fixed a supplier problem at their site (not managed by email).
- Run first articles and PPAP with rigor and speed.
- Improve suppliers without doing their job for them.
Nice-to-Haves
- Weld and fabrication suppliers.
- Machining and coatings.
- Core tools (SPC, MSA, FMEA).
- Travel-heavy roles.
Skills
Supplier Quality, Process Audits, Capability Studies, Ppap, First Article Inspection, Root Cause Analysis, Spc, Msa, Fmea, Welding, Fabrication, Machining, Coatings
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