Supplier Development Engineer

Title: Supplier Development Engineer
Location: Williamsport, PA
Type: Fulltime (Direct Hire)

Job Description:
This position is for an experienced Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) role to join a growing aerospace team. As an important part of the Supply Management Services team here, you will actively be providing critical value to our customers by helping to ensure their suppliers deliver aerospace components to meet operational goals.

This role will work with our major aerospace customer, to improve supplier ovreall performance, mange and track improvement projects to resolve suppliers' performance issues, and work closely with the client's team to understand pain points and high visibility concerns.
Manage external stakeholders and supplier relationship management, collaboration with suppliers in the creation of robust continuous improvement plans, work with key cross functional stakeholders, external experts, and buyers.
Identify and continually challenge supplier performance, develop productive relationships with internal stakeholder & supplier s representatives to help shape the future and ongoing performance of the clients supply chain.
The person in this role requires experience with LEAN, ACE and/or Six Sigma techniques and process improvements to include Root Cause and Corrective Analysis (RCCA) and able to complete Deep Dives for improving supplier quality and on time delivery. Requires 'electronics' experience.
Primary Responsibilities:
Work with suppliers internal teams to coordinate procurement and shipment of critical aerospace components
Monitor and document issues and barriers faced in day-to-day operations. Communicate status reports to LTTS and customer leadership.
Actively drive supplier accountability and success towards hitting delivery promise dates
Conduct supplier rate assessments.
Conduct supplier performance assessments. Track performance and improvement over time.
Identify supplier risks and help drive risk mitigation plans.
Provide recommendations for supplier improvements.
Be empowered to execute supplier operational improvement initiatives
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to current supply chain customer processes, tools, trainings, etc.
Implement corrective action plans for any identified supplier process gaps
Regularly present supplier performance progress, action items, challenges, risks, and progress to key internal and external stakeholders.
Adhere to import, export, and procurement regulations.
This role may require visits to the supplier location.
Requires Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Electronics experience to support the following activities:
3-4x weekly gemba walks to capture WIP status for critical/escalated part numbers
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or ACE
Update and maintain Recovery playbook (Clients tool)
Host 2x weekly call between Client and supplier
Review and action open RAIL items
Overall supplier development support.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree a/o Associate s degree and 8 year(s) of relevant experience
Aerospace industry experience
CCA/Electronics experience
Must be a U.S. Person
Previous experience in supplier development.
Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes.
Working experience of relevant software (e.g. SAP).
Strong communication skills.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Continuous improvement and creative problem-solving skills.
A strategic and analytical mind.
Preferred Qualifications:
An understanding of engineering outsourcing business practices
Knowledge of supply chain management
Experience with engineering and quality processes
Exposure to project or program management
Knowledge of various manufacturing processes
Knowledge of LEAN
An ability to build positive intercompany relationships
Outstanding communication and reporting skills
An ability to work independently without day-to-say supervision
An alignment with LTTS company values, including: Being Purposeful, Ethics & Integrity, Caring, A Culture of Learning, and Results with Accountability