Sourcing & Supplier Development Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Sourcing & Supplier Development Engineer to support strategic sourcing, supplier development, and supply-chain resilience initiatives within the aerospace manufacturing environment.

The role will focus on identifying and evaluating capable suppliers, supporting supplier selection and industrialization, and helping establish reliable and competitive sources for engineered components.

The ideal candidate will combine strong sourcing capability with a practical understanding of manufacturing, supplier quality, and engineering requirements.

Senior candidates with the appropriate experience may also take on broader program leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and develop suppliers for engineered and manufactured components.
• Manage RFQ activities, supplier engagement, quotation evaluation, and sourcing recommendations.
• Evaluate supplier capability across manufacturing processes, quality systems, capacity, delivery, and commercial competitiveness.
• Conduct supplier assessments and support supplier selection and development activities.
• Work with suppliers through product and process development, qualification, and production readiness.
• Coordinate technical and commercial clarifications with engineering, quality, supply-chain, and manufacturing teams.
• Support supplier performance improvement and resolution of quality, delivery, capacity, and manufacturing issues.
• Apply cost analysis, should-cost, and total-cost considerations to support sound sourcing decisions.
• Maintain clear visibility of sourcing and supplier-development activities, risks, and progress.
• Build effective working relationships with suppliers and internal/customer stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in strategic sourcing, supplier development, procurement engineering, supplier quality, or manufacturing supply chain.
• Experience working with engineered or manufactured components in aerospace or another high-reliability industry.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering drawings, quality requirements, and supplier capability assessment.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality systems and supplier qualification requirements is preferred.
• Experience with RFQs, supplier evaluation, cost analysis, and supplier negotiations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Willingness to travel to supplier locations as required.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for individuals who can bring together technical understanding, commercial judgment, and supplier-development capability.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working directly with manufacturing suppliers, assessing both capability and risk, and driving actions through to closure.

For senior candidates, demonstrated experience leading sourcing initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing complex supplier-development programs will be an advantage.