Principal Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer [Mechanical, Composites, Castings Reliability]

Mach
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Risk management","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Own supplier industrialization for critical mechanical hardware, including composite structures and castings, from design release through production readiness. Lead design reviews to surface material, tooling, molding, casting, tolerance, and inspection risks. Build FMEAs, qualification requirements, control plans, and first-article/process-validation evidence; assess supplier process capability and monitor performance via quality, delivery, yield, and nonconformance data. Drive root-cause/corrective actions and support alternate-source and transition work while preserving configuration integrity.

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Principal Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer [Mechanical, Composites, Castings Reliability]

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Job Summary

Own supplier industrialization for critical mechanical hardware, including composite structures and castings, from design release through production readiness. Lead design reviews to surface material, tooling, molding, casting, tolerance, and inspection risks. Build FMEAs, qualification requirements, control plans, and first-article/process-validation evidence; assess supplier process capability and monitor performance via quality, delivery, yield, and nonconformance data. Drive root-cause/corrective actions and support alternate-source and transition work while preserving configuration integrity.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead supplier industrialization for mechanical components, composite structures, castings, and related hardware from design release through production readiness.
  • •Support mechanical design reviews by identifying material, tooling, molding, casting, tolerance, inspection, and process risks.
  • •Develop commodity FMEAs, supplier qualification requirements, control plans, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria for critical mechanical hardware.
  • •Assess supplier capability across composite fabrication, casting processes, heat treatment, finishing, NDI/NDT, and dimensional inspection; establish first article/process-validation and material-control requirements.
  • •Monitor supplier performance and lead root-cause/corrective-action investigations for supplier nonconformances; support obsolescence, redesign, alternate-source, and transition activities.
Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
  • •10+ years of experience in supplier industrialization, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, composites, castings, or related mechanical hardware.
  • •Experience with composite fabrication, casting processes, mechanical drawings, GD&T, inspection methods, and material/process controls.
  • •Ability to evaluate supplier processes, identify technical risks, and define practical controls for complex mechanical hardware.
  • •Ability to communicate clearly with suppliers and cross-functional teams while managing multiple industrialization activities.
Experience:10+ yearsCompositesCastingsSupplier industrializationManufacturingSupplier quality
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationRisk managementCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:FMEAControl plansFirst article inspectionProcess validationRoot-cause analysisCorrective actionsGD&TMechanical drawingsInspection methodsNon-destructive inspectionNon-destructive testingComposite layupCuringInfusionMoldingCastingHeat treatmentFinishingDimensional inspectionInvestment casting

Company Brief

Mach
Designs and manufactures unmanned systems, tactical engines, and decentralized defense manufacturing infrastructure (Forge) to scale production of autonomous aerial systems and related propulsion for U.S. defense customers and partners.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States
Founded: 2023
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