Principal Supplier Engineer – Guidance and Navigation

Principal Supplier Engineer – Guidance and Navigation

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience in at least one of the following: mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality systems and/or technical supplier management.
• Continuous Improvement experience (Six Sigma, Lean practices, Kaizen, Value Stream, Agile, etc.)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and translate the technical data package to suppliers
• Conduct supplier engagements related to capability, capacity, opportunity and risk
• Perform technical evaluations in support of cost and price analysis
• Manage supplier requests for product and process changes
• Manage non-conforming product
• Drive root cause and corrective action
• Prioritize and execute improvement opportunities
• Communicate the technical health of our suppliers to stakeholders
• Support domestic travel as need (Approx 25%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Manufacturing Engineering in a manufacturing / factory environment is strongly preferred
• Active DoD clearance
• Experience with any of the following commodities: energetics, propulsion, machining and or castings
• Experience influencing and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience performing supplier assessments
• Experience working with multiple suppliers/vendors at the same time
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated planning and follow through experience (able to create a roadmap linking metrics to actions and generating implementation plans)