Supply Chain Engineer

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. Own technical onboarding from initial assessment through first production delivery; build structured onboarding plans with clear milestones, acceptance gates, and go/no-go criteria .

Posted 4/3/2026full-timeSeattle • Alabama, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $112,059 - $156,883 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own technical onboarding from initial assessment through first production delivery; build structured onboarding plans with clear milestones, acceptance gates, and go/no-go criteria
Conduct facility assessments and technical capability audits; evaluate manufacturing processes, equipment capability, workforce competency, and scalability to high-rate production
Qualify suppliers across specialty processes — welding, casting, coating, heat treatment, NDE — and validate capacity via run-at-rate events aligned to takt and cycle time targets
Define tooling acceptance criteria, packaging standards, and returnable packaging requirements; validate supplier readiness before first production runs
Build technical content for executable bid packages: manufacturing specifications, process qualification requirements, capability expectations, and tooling acceptance criteria
Embed technical flowdowns into LTAs and MSAs in collaboration with Commodity Managers; provide supplier capability benchmarks and manufacturability inputs to support source selection
Support make/buy trade analysis with technical grounding on external supplier capability versus internal production options
Embed with assigned engineering teams from early design through production release; serve as the supply chain technical representative in design reviews, trade studies, and engineering change processes
Drive DFMA in partnership with branch engineering; translate design intent into parts that enable high-rate, cost-effective manufacturing across the supply base
Feed supplier readiness metrics and onboarding risks to the Supply Chain Program Managers (SCPMs); surface blockers ahead of schedule impact
Coordinate EDI onboarding, capital equipment timing, and tooling infrastructure readiness with Indirect SCPMs and the logistics team
Leverage AI tools for onboarding documentation, readiness tracking, and risk identification; build reusable qualification checklists and gate frameworks that scale across commodity types

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in supplier development, supply chain engineering, or manufacturing engineering in a production environment
Demonstrated experience onboarding and qualifying new suppliers: onboarding plans, facility assessments, and first-production milestone management
Hands-on background in one or more: precision machining, castings/forgings, special processes (coatings, heat treat, welding), or electromechanical assemblies
Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and material/process specifications; skilled at identifying and resolving manufacturability gaps
Experience conducting run-at-rate events and capacity assessments; working familiarity with takt time, cycle time, and production rate planning
Experience building technical bid package content: specifications, process qualification requirements, tooling acceptance criteria, and onboarding timelines
Strong cross-functional communication skills — able to translate technical issues into clear commercial and programmatic language
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field
Willingness to travel 25–40% domestically and internationally for supplier assessments and run-at-rate events.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

supplier developmentsupply chain engineeringmanufacturing engineeringprecision machiningcastingsforgingscoatingsheat treatmentweldingelectromechanical assemblies

Soft Skills

cross-functional communicationproblem-solvingtechnical translationcollaborationrisk identificationmilestone managementcapacity assessmentonboarding managementprocess qualificationmanufacturability gap resolution