Sr Manager Supplier Development Engineer R4699
Dallas Texas
Operations Division - Supply Chain
Full Time Employee On-site
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Founded in 2015 Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft Hivemind Enterprise and the Hivemind Vision product lines. Withoffices and facilities across the U.S. Europe the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific Shield AIs technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn X Instagram and YouTube.
What Youll Do
Strategic Supplier Transformation & Process Excellence
Define and lead the supplier development strategy across key commodities driving systemic improvements in cost lead time quality and scalability.
Establish and institutionalize supplier process audit frameworks and continuous improvement roadmaps aligned to company growth objectives.
Partner with executive leadership to prioritize supplier investments consolidations and capability expansion.
Quality & Operational Governance
Own the supplier quality strategy including audit standards escalation frameworks and corrective action governance.
Lead root cause investigations for systemic supplier performance issues and ensure cross-functional resolution.
Develop standardized quality and performance review mechanisms QBRs scorecards KPI dashboards.
Supplier Capability & Capacity Development
Assess supplier technical maturity manufacturing readiness and operational scalability.
Drive supplier capability upgrades in partnership with Engineering and Operations to meet future product and rate requirements.
Lead make vs. buy strategy alignment for new and existing programs.
Engineering & Technical Leadership
Establish technical standards and expectations for supplier manufacturing processes drawing interpretation GD&T adherence and quality controls.
Ensure supplier alignment with evolving product designs material specifications and manufacturing complexity composites injection molding mechanical hardware.
Influence early design decisions to ensure manufacturability and supply chain scalability.
Performance & Risk Management
Build and oversee supplier performance monitoring systems covering delivery quality cost and risk indicators.
Proactively identify supply chain risks capacity geopolitical technical financial and implement mitigation strategies at the portfolio level.
Lead executive-level supplier escalations and recovery plans when required.
New Product Introduction NPI Leadership
Own supplier readiness strategy for NPI programs ensuring manufacturability quality validation FAIPPAP and capacity planning are completed prior to production ramp.
Partner with Engineering to align release timelines with supplier capability and risk mitigation plans.
Required Qualifications
10 years of experience in mechanical hardware manufacturing manufacturing engineering or supplier development leadership roles.
Demonstrated leadership of supplier development or manufacturing teams.
Strong expertise in composite manufacturing injection molding andor precision mechanical fabrication.
Proven ability to interpret 2D drawings GD&T and critical mechanical features at a high level.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally ~50 as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency in CAD tools SolidWorks CATIA with ability to engage technically in DFM discussions.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
Deep experience in root cause analysis failure investigation and structured corrective action frameworks.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives across Engineering Supply Chain Production and Quality.
Experience building and scaling supplier networks in aerospace or high-growth hardware environments.
183600 - 250000 a year
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Full-time regular employee offer package Pay within range listed Bonus Benefits Equity
Temporary employee offer package Pay within range listed above temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment
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