Principal Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer [Precision Machining & Turbomachinery Reliability]
Core
Lead supplier industrialization for precision-machined components and turbomachinery parts from design release through production readiness.
Role type
Principal Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer (Precision Machining & Turbomachinery)
Builds
Complex hardware for autonomous defense platforms
Domain
Defense technology, precision machining, turbomachinery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier industrialization, precision machining processes, GD&T, process-capability analysis, supplier qualification, FMEA, control plans, root-cause analysis, configuration management
Preferred skills
Turbomachinery experience, rotating hardware, high-speed assemblies, five-axis machining, CNC process development, mill-turn operations, balancing, complex inspection systems
Technologies
CNC, five-axis machining, mill-turn operations, balancing systems, complex inspection systems
Responsibilities
Lead supplier industrialization for precision-machined components and turbomachinery parts; Support commodity design reviews by identifying machining risks, tolerance risks, inspection requirements, and process-control needs; Develop commodity FMEAs, supplier qualification requirements, control plans, and acceptance methods; Assess supplier capability across machining, heat treatment, surface finishing, balancing, inspection, and special processes; Establish process capability targets, first article requirements, inspection plans, and objective evidence for supplier production readiness; Monitor supplier performance using quality, delivery, yield, nonconformance, and process-capability data; Lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations for recurring supplier nonconformances, dimensional variation, process escapes, and hardware failures; Support obsolescence, redesign, and supplier-transition activities while preserving configuration integrity and production continuity; Feed supplier lessons learned into design standards, manufacturing methods, sourcing decisions, and reliability-growth activities
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic supplier management