GITAI
Supply Chain Engineer, Mechanical
$125K–$165K
Los Angeles, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, technical sourcing, supplier development, or supply chain for physical hardware; additionally, at least 1 year of qualifying startup experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S.; the role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Export-control eligibility requires U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent residency, refugee or asylum status, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations.
About the job
Owns the manufacturing and supplier path for mechanical hardware, from engineering release through sourcing, production, testing, and delivery.
What you'll do
- Source and execute supplier work for mechanical parts, assemblies, and subsystems, including RFQs, quote evaluation, negotiation, and purchasing.
- Work with engineers to interpret drawings, GD&T, materials, tolerances, design intent, and test requirements; select practical manufacturing and test paths.
- Qualify and manage suppliers, resolving delivery, quality, and manufacturing issues while improving iteration speed.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
- At least 1 year of full-time employment as an internal employee at a VC-backed hardware startup while it was at Seed, Series A, or Series B stage.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and understand GD&T, materials, tolerances, manufacturing processes, and design intent; experience working directly with suppliers from RFQ through delivery.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as stated in the role requirements.
Pay
USD 125,000–165,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
GD&T
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