Shield AI
Senior Supplier Development Engineer (R5487)
Dallas, Texas · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Education
- Degree in electrical, industrial, or mechanical engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
About the job
Develops supplier performance for harness assemblies and electronic components, resolving quality, delivery, and scaling challenges and supporting supplier onboarding for new designs.
What you'll do
- Improve supplier performance in quality, on-time delivery, capacity, process capability, and production execution.
- Lead new-product industrialization and project management across engineering teams and contract manufacturers.
- Support supplier onboarding to new designs and engage suppliers through international travel.
What they ask for
- Degree in electrical, industrial, or mechanical engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience leading new-product industrialization and project management across engineering teams and contract manufacturers.
- Strong working knowledge of wire harness and FPC/FFC assembly processes, including production design rules.
- Practical PPAP and structured problem-solving experience, plus direct experience improving supplier or contract-manufacturer performance.
Tools
PPAP, RCCA, fishbone analysis, process mapping, 5S, FPC/FFC
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