Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineering

The role

You will build and lead a global Supplier Industrialization Engineering function. This role involves owning the strategy and processes to bring new suppliers from development into volume production.

What you will do

• Hire, develop, and manage a globally distributed team of Supplier Industrialization Engineers
• Set priorities and performance expectations and provide coaching for direct reports
• Own the global supplier industrialization roadmap
• Define and standardize playbooks, tools, and processes across the supplier lifecycle
• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing leadership
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex supplier issues
• Oversee supplier quality and drive systemic corrective action
• Bridge global suppliers and internal teams on design alignment and material readiness
• Maintain portfolio level risk visibility and own global KPI reporting
• Provide regular program updates and escalations to Supply Chain leadership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• 10 plus years across engineering, supply chain, and or program management
• 2 plus years in a people management role
• Experience managing globally distributed supplier portfolios across multiple geographies and time zones
• Strong communication skills across technical and business audiences

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Electrical, mechanical, or manufacturing background
• Demonstrated success leading supplier industrialization or supplier development in hardware manufacturing, power electronics, energy, or adjacent capital equipment
• Track record hiring and developing high performing technical teams in NPI heavy or startup environments

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and dependents
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

About the company

Amperesand is building hardware and software to rewrite power infrastructure for a new era of energy abundance. The company has hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore.