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Your expertise in industrial engineering and manufacturing processes will drive significant improvements in quality, cost, and delivery.\nResponsibilities\nSpearhead supplier development activities, with a focus on special process commodities like surface finishing and coating.\nDevelop and maintain supplier capability and technology roadmaps in partnership with commodity managers and supplier leadership.\nServe as the primary technical point of contact between suppliers and internal teams, managing the supplier side of the DFM process.\nEvaluate supplier production capabilities, processes, facilities, and workforce to inform AVL decisions and commodity strategies.\nIdentify and resolve failure modes to ensure supply continuity, employing diagnostic processes.\nLead capacity assessments, monitoring, and expansion efforts at suppliers to meet demand forecasts.\nOversee the APQP process and ensure successful PPAP in collaboration with SQE.\nSupport SQE with root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions.\nQualifications\nRequired Skills\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.\nA minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or supply chain engineering.\nProficiency in root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.\nDemonstrated success in manufacturing process improvement.\nExperience in assessing supplier capabilities and influencing commodity strategies.\nPreferred Skills\nFamiliarity with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and advanced metrology.\nKnowledge of aerospace and defense surface finishing specifications, processes, and technologies.\nExperience building a supplier development function or leading a supplier development team.","company":"Accelera","rawCompany":"accelera","city":"Industry","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:25:20.469Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"11-3071.04","title":"Supply Chain Managers","slug":"supply-chain-managers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"541614","title":"Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services","slug":"process-physical-distribution-and-logistics-consulting-services"},{"code":"333922","title":"Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"conveyor-and-conveying-equipment-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Supply Chain Process Engineer","description":"About the Role\nWe are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to enhance our supply chain operations. 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