Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Electro-Mechanical

The role

You will work in Wing's Quality team as a technical expert on suppliers. You will assess and qualify suppliers, lead audits and site visits, and drive quality improvements across the supply chain.

What you will do

• Define technical requirements and specifications for new components and assemblies with Sourcing and Engineering teams.
• Assess potential suppliers' processes, engineering capabilities, quality systems and technical competency.
• Take part in supplier site visits and audits during down-selection.
• Develop and run supplier qualification processes, including APQP, PPAP, DFM/DFA and incoming/outgoing quality control.
• Drive process optimization, tooling validation and contingency planning for early production runs.
• Transfer knowledge between engineering teams and new suppliers.
• Lead continuous improvement of supplier quality, yield and cost.
• Drive supplier CAPA and root-cause analysis.
• Monitor supplier technical performance and give feedback.
• Act as the main technical liaison between internal engineering and suppliers.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience qualifying complex electro-mechanical test fixtures or equipment using FAT, SAT and UAT frameworks.
• Strong experience working with CMs and suppliers in a Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) model.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics or related field), or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience with technical supplier assessments and audits, developing new suppliers, leading DOEs in a JDM model, and driving final team decisions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including electro-mechanical assemblies, PCBAs, cables and harnesses, CNC machining, injection molding, Li-ion batteries and stamping.
• Experience with quality systems and tools such as FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D, 5 Whys, Control Plans, PPAP, e-QMS, GD&T, Gage R&R and calibrations.
• Experience working with a global supply chain aimed at rapid scaling.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits

Before you apply

• Wing is an equal opportunity employer.
• Candidates needing accommodation during the interview process can use Wing's Candidate Accommodations Request Form.

About the company

Wing offers drone delivery for last mile logistics, designing, building and operating its own aircraft on two continents. Wing is part of Alphabet.