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Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical

K2 Space· Supply Chain
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Los Angeles, CA$130k - $165kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior role within the Supply Chain organization responsible for defining and implementing supplier development strategies, maturing suppliers into strategic partners, and ensuring product quality, delivery, and cost meet business and customer expectations for K2 Space.

Responsibilities

  • Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to successfully execute manufacturing requirements.
  • Manage Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), rate, and reliability campaigns to enable production.
  • Lead containments, issue ticket resolution, and supplier corrective action efforts.
  • Evaluate supplier quality performance and drive improvements, using scorecards and audits, to ensure compliance to quality standards.
  • Provide program leadership necessary inputs to ensure that product quality, delivery, and cost achieve business and customer expectations.
  • Interface with responsible engineering, production teams, and procurement to define production roadmaps aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 5+ years in a quality, reliability, supply chain, or engineering role
  • Strong understanding of quality standards and tools (ISO 9001, AS9100, PPAP)
  • Experience managing vendors, suppliers, and strategic technical partners
  • Ability to travel up to 25-50% of the time

Skills

Required:Supplier developmentPPAPQuality improvementCommunication
Nice to have:Root cause analysis

Benefits

  • Base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $165,000 + equity in the company
  • Salary will be based on several factors including knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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