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 is an early‑career opportunity combining structured engineering activities with hands‑on development of aerospace manufacturing knowledge through supplier‑site work, technical data analysis and support to supplier assessments and readiness gates.

Key responsibilities

• Support supplier process assessments and site visits by collecting technical data and observations.
• Assist with supplier assessment reports, development actions and gate evidence.
• Track supplier development actions and maintain status records.
• Support preparation of work instructions, manufacturing routings and operation sheets.
• Perform time studies, cycle‑time measurements and manufacturing data collection.
• Support process capability studies and measurement‑data analysis.
• Assist with capacity data collection and capacity models.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and status updates.
• Review supplier manufacturing documentation for completeness.
• Support FAI and PPAP readiness and evidence collation.
• Participate in first‑off part reviews and process‑validation activities.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective‑action tracking.
• 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’ experience; manufacturing internships or graduate placements are advantageous.
• Foundational understanding of machining and sheet‑metal manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings with foundational 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.
• Strong learning orientation and ability to work effectively with external manufacturing partners.

Required skills

• Machining
• Sheet‑metal fabrication
• Aerospace manufacturing processes
• Technical data analysis
• Time studies
• Cycle‑time measurement
• Process capability studies
• Measurement data analysis
• Capacity modeling
• FAI (First Article Inspection)
• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
• Root cause analysis
• GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)