Industrialization & Supplier Development Engineer I

About the role

Support supplier development and industrialization activities for POWERTECH propulsion programs, including turbofan, microjet and piston engines. This early‑career position combines structured engineering tasks with hands‑on exposure to aerospace manufacturing at supplier sites.

Key responsibilities

• Collect technical data and observations during supplier process assessments and site visits.
• Assist in preparing supplier assessment reports, development actions and gate evidence.
• Track development actions, maintain status records and support work‑instruction creation.
• Perform time studies, cycle‑time measurements and gather manufacturing data.
• Support process capability studies, measurement‑data analysis and capacity modeling.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and status updates.
• Review supplier manufacturing documentation, support FAI and PPAP readiness.
• Participate in first‑off part reviews, process‑validation activities and root‑cause analysis.
• Coordinate activities between suppliers, Engineering, Supply Chain and Product Quality Engineering.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering.
• 0–3 years of experience; internships or graduate placements are advantageous.
• Foundational understanding of machining and sheet‑metal manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings with basic GD&T knowledge.
• Familiarity with inspection, non‑conformance and root‑cause analysis.
• Strong data‑analysis and technical‑reporting capability.
• Willingness to spend significant time on manufacturing shop floors and supplier sites.

Required skills

• Machining
• Sheet‑metal fabrication
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Inspection techniques
• Non‑conformance analysis
• Root‑cause analysis
• Data analysis
• Time studies
• Cycle‑time measurement
• Process capability studies
• Capacity modeling
• FAI (First Article Inspection)
• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)