Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) – Electronics & PCBA

The role

The Supplier Industrialization Engineer will scale PCBA suppliers to meet production ramp schedules for energy generation products. You will ensure supplier parts meet dimensional, functional, and reliability requirements through capacity analysis, process approvals, and audits.

What you will do

• Support supplier audits and risk assessments to qualify new sources
• Partner with GSMs, Design Engineering, and suppliers to align specifications and process controls
• Review dimensional and quality reports and first article inspections
• Execute PPAP/FAI activities and define incoming inspection criteria
• Support supplier non-conformance resolution and drive 8D investigations
• Maintain supplier scorecards with KPIs
• Support NPI builds and DFM/DFA feedback loops
• Help build a network of vendor partners with technical capability and capacity
• Support make-vs-buy, dual sourcing, and localization efforts
• Contribute to sourcing decisions and manufacturing footprint strategies

Required qualifications

• S. in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Economics or equivalent technical background
• 5+ years of supplier quality, industrial engineering, process controls, or other related experience
• Strong understanding of PCBA manufacturing processes (SMT, through-hole wave and selective soldering, reflow oven profiles, test strategies, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in statistics, reading schematics, component drawings, and developing manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, SPC, DFMEA/PFMEA, ISO, and AECQ quality systems
• Willingness to travel internationally to supplier and CM sites as needed (30%)

Nice to have

• S. in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Supply Chain, and/or MBA

About the company

Redwood Materials is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. The company recovers, refines, and redeploys critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain.