Job Details

Title: Senior Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Torrance, CA
Job Type: FTE/Permanent
Schedule: 9/80 work schedule

Role Summary
Manufacturing Engineers are involved throughout the product lifecycle-beginning at the concept stage-by influencing design, assessing and selecting suppliers, identifying key process characteristics, developing manufacturing and assembly controls, analyzing process capability, and managing change. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product integrity during supplier transfer and supports cross-functional teams to assess and mitigate technical risk.

Responsibilities:

• Support manufacturing of complex machined, gear, and motor components within the supply base.
• Prepare and conduct part risk assessments with suppliers.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with engineering drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate across departments to communicate design intent to suppliers.
• Recommend processes, tooling, and inspection methods to suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing capabilities and provide technical assistance to resolve production issues.
• Review manufacturing specifications and offer technical guidance.
• Analyze new product designs for manufacturing feasibility and provide data-driven feedback to design teams.
• Recommend product improvements to reduce risk and eliminate defect opportunities.
• Facilitate DFX / DFMA activities on new designs with suppliers and internal design teams.
• Review and validate PPAP submissions.
• Participate in and support supplier-led FMEA activities.
• Conduct and review gage R&Rs and Measurement System Analysis (MSA) activities with suppliers to ensure correlation and measurement reliability.
• Analyze and review process capability data.
• Actively participate in zero-defect initiatives using AS9145 principles.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related field. Focus in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Experience in complex machined parts and gears is required.
• Technical expertise in areas such as metallurgy, processing, metrology, GD&T, and electrical motor assemblies.
• Proven experience with supplier improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

• Practical experience in manufacturing engineering within both internal and external (supply chain) settings.
• Strong data-driven decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of core defect prevention tools: DFMA, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, Capability Analysis, Error Proofing, etc.
• Experience with new product introduction processes (APQP, PPAP).
• Familiarity with aerospace industry standards (AS13000, AS9102, AS9103, AS9145).
• Formal continuous improvement training (Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt) is desirable.
• High level of numeracy and understanding of statistical techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams under tight deadlines.

• Travel requirement: up to 25%.