Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Engineer Supplier Excellence That Keeps Aerospace Innovation Moving

Join a Team Where Engineering, Quality, and Collaboration Drive Aviation Success

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aviation industry to hire a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer in El Segundo, CA . This exciting opportunity places you at the intersection of supplier performance, manufacturing excellence, and aerospace innovation.

If you're passionate about manufacturing processes, supplier quality, technical problem-solving, and driving continuous improvement, this role offers the chance to make a direct impact on critical aerospace programs by ensuring suppliers deliver quality products on time and to specification.

Position Details

• Job Title: Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

• Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month Contract

• Location: El Segundo, CA 90245

• Schedule: Monday-Friday | 9/80 Work Schedule

• Pay Rate: $35.71 per hour

Make an Impact

As a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, you'll serve as a key liaison between engineering, procurement, program management, and external suppliers. Your expertise will help ensure tooling and manufacturing partners meet stringent aerospace requirements while driving quality, efficiency, and performance throughout the supply chain.

Your work will directly support the successful fabrication and delivery of critical tooling and components that help bring advanced aerospace systems to life.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will:

• Partner with program management, engineering, procurement, supplier management, and quality teams to ensure supplier deliverables meet all technical and contractual requirements.

• Define supplier statements of work and communicate contract requirements, manufacturing expectations, and quality standards.

• Support the maintenance and evaluation of approved tooling suppliers.

• Monitor supplier performance and conduct periodic assessments to ensure ongoing compliance and capability.

• Manage supplier waiver requests, deviations, discrepancy reports, and corrective action processes.

• Investigate supplier non-conformances and negative performance trends.

• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve supplier performance.

• Coordinate source inspections and collaborate with customers as required.

• Review End Item Data Packages and manufacturing Certificates of Conformance (CoCs) prior to shipment.

• Utilize supplier performance databases and quality management systems to evaluate supplier capabilities and performance metrics.

• Work directly with sub-tier suppliers to manage tooling fabrication activities and ensure successful project execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering , or a related engineering discipline.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) .

• Strong technical documentation and technical writing skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience working with 3D CAD software and engineering models.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in an engineering-related field.

• Experience working with composite materials or composite manufacturing processes.

• Supplier audit or supplier assessment experience.

• Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA) training or experience.

• Lean Manufacturing certification or hands-on continuous improvement experience.

• Aerospace or tooling manufacturing experience.

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect engineering professionals with industry-leading organizations that are shaping the future of aviation and aerospace. When you join this team, you'll enjoy:

• The opportunity to work with one of the most innovative organizations in aerospace manufacturing.

• Exposure to complex tooling, supplier management, and aerospace production programs.

• A collaborative, high-performance culture focused on innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Opportunities to strengthen your technical, manufacturing, and supplier quality expertise.

• Competitive compensation and valuable industry experience.

• Meaningful work that contributes to the technologies and systems that power the future of flight.

This is more than a contract opportunity. It's a chance to expand your engineering expertise, build valuable industry relationships, and play a key role in delivering aerospace excellence across the supply chain.

Ready to Elevate Your Engineering Career?

If you're a driven engineering professional who thrives on collaboration, supplier engagement, and manufacturing excellence, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and join PDS Tech Commercial in helping build stronger supplier partnerships, improve manufacturing performance, and support the future of aerospace innovation.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $35.71 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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