Helion
Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical
$182K–$214K
Everett, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; includes school projects, clubs, or internships.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline, or relevant field.
About the job
Develops suppliers and their quality systems to support mechanical part production and scale fusion-generator manufacturing from prototyping to high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Assess supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems; define technical and quality specifications and implement PPAP.
- Coordinate supplier quality issue resolution, corrective actions, and performance improvements across suppliers and internal teams.
- Support product ramp-up and help build Helion’s supplier quality program, receiving inspection, and quality standards.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain experience, including school projects, clubs, or internships, in mechanical or electrical systems.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline, or relevant field.
- Experience managing external suppliers and knowledge of supplier quality processes.
- Knowledge of statistical techniques and quality systems (ISO 9000 / TS); able to travel up to 50% of the time.
Pay
$182K – $214K (base salary)
Tools
PPAP, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, design of experiments, Six Sigma, ISO 9000 / TS
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