Zipline is looking for a Supplier Industrialization Engineer to own component development qualification activities at suppliers and interact with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Integrated Planning, and Manufacturing Operations teams to scale Zipline’s manufacturing footprint. The role requires 2-15+ years of experience in a fast-paced and high growth environment as a Supplier Quality Engineer, Supplier Development Engineer, or Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineering.
Requirements
- 2-15+ years of experience in a fast-paced and high growth environment as a Supplier Quality Engineer, Supplier Development Engineer, or Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineering
- Successful launch into volume production complex manufactured components and assemblies from prototype through mass production stages
- Active participation in product design efforts and experience transitioning from prototype to volume production (CAD system experience like Nx, Catia, Solidworks is a bonus)
- Implementation of First Article Inspection criteria, PPAP requirements, and Supplier Quality Scorecard metrics
- Experience working with an established Quality System and applying it to improve the supply base (applicable standards are AS9100/ISO9001/IATF16949)
- Achievement of measurable results with implementing Product Quality Planning with part suppliers and contract manufacturers, both domestic and overseas (applicable examples are Advanced Product Quality Planning, Production Part Approval Process, Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, SPC)
- Ability to thrive in structured and unstructured environments and make hard decisions about what is important and urgent against a backdrop of limited resources
- Technical expertise in at least several of the following disciplines: PCBA Assembly, PCB Fabrication, Carbon Fiber/Composites, Machining/Casting/Extruded/Stamping, Motor Manufacturing (Lamination, Winding, Magnets, etc), Injection Molding, inspection fixture design, GD&T, metrology (CMM/OMM programming and inspection), manufacturing line setup, electro-mechanical assembly & testing etc
- Experience managing vendors in various geographies with a strong understanding of what manufacturing excellence looks like across a variety of processes
- Demonstrated ability to walk into a new potential supplier and rapidly assess industrialization capability, reliability and quality, and safety
- Good understanding of and successful implementation of the correct gated controls within a product development process and achievement of the intended results
- Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to drive aggressive timelines with key stakeholders internally and externally
Benefits
- Advanced technical degree with experience developing new products, managing the transition from prototype to mass production, and creating order from chaos
- First principles problem solving with understanding of methods such as 8D, 5-WHY, Pareto Charts and Fishbone Diagrams
- Good understanding of and successful implementation of the correct gated controls within a product development process and achievement of the intended results
- Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to drive aggressive timelines with key stakeholders internally and externally
