Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer in El Segundo, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will oversee the design, procurement, fabrication, and commissioning of specialized aerospace tooling produced by external manufacturing suppliers. The engineer will serve as a primary technical liaison between internal engineering teams and suppliers, driving manufacturing execution, supplier quality, and delivery of composite and metallic tooling.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 4–7 years of relevant engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• CNC machining knowledge or experience.
• Knowledge of composite manufacturing applications and tooling.
• Strong knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Technical writing and documentation experience, including development of Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Experience with 3D CAD software.
• Experience evaluating manufacturing processes, supplier capabilities, and technical requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related Microsoft Office applications.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

• Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.
• Hands-on composites experience.
• Supplier audit or supplier capability assessment experience.
• Root cause analysis training or experience.
• Lean Manufacturing experience or certification.

• Oversee the end-to-end design, procurement, fabrication, and commissioning of specialized composite and metallic tooling.
• Work directly with manufacturing suppliers to ensure tooling meets aerospace specifications, schedule, quality, and cost requirements.
• Serve as the technical liaison between engineering teams, procurement, program management, supplier management, and manufacturing partners.
• Develop supplier Statements of Work defining technical, contractual, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing capabilities and performance.
• Support management and periodic review of approved tooling suppliers.
• Manage supplier waiver, deviation, discrepancy, and tool deviation requests through established quality processes.
• Investigate supplier nonconformances, performance trends, and manufacturing failures.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate source inspections and other supplier quality activities.
• Review manufacturing Certificates of Conformance and verify end-item data packages are complete before shipment.
• Use supplier performance databases and quality-system assessment tools to evaluate supplier capability and performance.
• Provide hands-on technical support for CNC machining, composite tooling, metallic tooling, and other manufacturing processes.

• 9/80 A work schedule.
• Onsite in El Segundo, California.

• $52.43 per hour.

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