Mechanical Buyer

The role

You will find, build, and manage the quality of parts in mechanical supply chains. This includes technical procurement of mechanical and structural hardware and Bill of Material management.

What you will do

• Source structural and mechanical hardware across the satellite
• Negotiate costs and contracts with key suppliers
• Manage supplier quality and deliveries
• Act as the primary interface between suppliers and internal customers
• Manage Bill of Materials for mechanical and structural assemblies
• Help implement the master planning schedule for high volume production
• Lead clear to builds with engineering
• Develop internal analytics to track supply chain objectives
• Travel to suppliers to monitor progress and health

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in supply chain management or engineering in the aerospace industry
• 2+ years of experience with commodities such as machined parts, heat pipes, capital equipment, aluminum honeycomb, tubes, tanks
• Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings
• Strong understanding of inventory management
• 2+ years managing bill of materials for mechanical assemblies
• 1+ year of experience with SQL or other information processing software tool
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment with engineering, production, and finance
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or mathematics
• 3+ years of technical procurement experience
• 3+ years in a new product introduction environment
• Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings
• Experience implementing AS9100 or completing AS9100 audits

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. They are mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.