Supply Chain Development Engineer
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The Supply Chain Development Engineer supports Purchasing and Supplier Quality initiatives by evaluating current and prospective supplier capabilities, leading supplier onboarding and development, and improving cost, quality, and delivery performance. The role also develops lower-cost international sourcing options where appropriate and serves as a technical liaison among internal teams and external suppliers.
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Supply Chain Development Engineer to support Purchasing and Supplier Quality initiatives. This role is responsible for evaluating current and prospective supplier capabilities, leading supplier onboarding and development, and driving improvements in cost, quality, and delivery performance across the supply chain --- including the development of lower-cost international sourcing options where appropriate. - Lead supplier development and engagement initiatives. - Evaluate supplier manufacturing capabilities, capacity, and quality systems. - Support onboarding of new suppliers into the Approved Supplier List (ASL). - Develop and implement supplier improvement plans focused on cost, quality, and delivery performance. - Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with manufacturing partners. - Coach suppliers on best practices related to documentation, finishing processes, and quality assurance. - Serve as a technical liaison between Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and external suppliers. - Analyze bills of material (BOMs) and technical drawings to identify key requirements and cost-reduction opportunities. - Share expertise in acceptable manufacturing methods for parts, assemblies, tooling, and equipment. - Collaborate cross-functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, and Project Management teams to align supplier capabilities with project requirements
How this job compares
Set against the 639 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$100–158K/yr401 salary ranges
- US median$40–45/hr23 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 16 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in Michigan and 639 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Ford Motor Company50 open
- Meta25 open
- RTX Corporation25 open
- Experience
- Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (551 postings).
- Education
- 332 of the 639 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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