Shield AI
Senior Supplier Development Engineer (R5487)
$120K–$180K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 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, addressing quality, delivery, and scaling challenges and onboarding suppliers to new designs.
What you'll do
- Improve supplier performance in quality, on-time delivery, capacity, and production execution.
- Support new-product industrialization and supplier onboarding across engineering teams and contract manufacturers.
- Engage suppliers internationally to resolve production challenges.
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 and production design rules.
- Practical experience with PPAP and structured problem-solving tools; direct experience improving supplier or contract-manufacturer performance; ability to travel internationally up to 50%.
Pay
USD 120,000–180,000 per year base salary
Tools
PPAP, RCCA, fishbone analysis, process mapping, 5S, FPC/FFC
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