Shieldai
Supplier Development Engineer (R4621)
Taipei. Posted 7 months ago
The role
You will work with suppliers to improve their quality, delivery and cost. You will audit their processes, root cause problems and support new product introductions.
What you will do
- Audit and improve supplier processes for cost, lead times and quality
- Conduct on-site audits to find root causes of supplier quality issues
- Assess and improve supplier capabilities
- Give technical guidance on part specs, manufacturing processes and quality measures
- Track supplier delivery, quality and cost metrics and drive corrective actions
- Identify and reduce supply chain risks
- Support new product introductions so suppliers meet quality and delivery requirements
Required qualifications
- 7+ years in a manufacturing environment and/or manufacturing engineering role
- Depending on commodity: proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, CATIA) and reading 2D drawings
- Depending on commodity: proficiency in electrical CAD tools and reading schematics and PCB drawings
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent
- Problem solving, including root cause investigation and failure analysis
- Ability to travel to domestic and international suppliers about 50% or more of the time
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location (details from your talent acquisition partner)
Before you apply
- Ability to travel to domestic and international suppliers about 50% or more of the time
About the company
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.