Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, OPM

Are you a motivated, dedicated, hard worker that is eager to learn and looking to start fresh? CMI Group needs you! Come join our team and get to work with some amazing state of the art, cutting edge, highly automated machining cell systems where a product can truly be perfected and controlled!

Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, OPM

Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, OPM

Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

Full time, on site position

REQUIRED: Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship or Valid Permanent Resident status is required.

Position Summary

The Supplier Manufacturing Engineer serves as the primary technical liaison between the company and its outsourced machining suppliers. This role is responsible for evaluating supplier manufacturing capabilities, supporting supplier development initiatives, resolving production and quality issues, and ensuring suppliers can consistently meet customer, quality, delivery, and capacity requirements.

The Supplier Manufacturing Engineer serves as the technical subject matter expert supporting Supplier Development and Supplier Account Management activities. This role is responsible for validating supplier manufacturing capability and driving technical improvements that support quality, delivery, and capacity objectives.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive CNC machining experience and a strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, including multi-axis milling, CNC turning, Swiss machining, programming methodologies, tooling, inspection requirements, and production planning. This position requires regular travel to supplier facilities to perform audits, validate manufacturing readiness, support first article inspections, and drive continuous improvement activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supplier Development & Technical Support

• Support Supplier Development Managers during supplier selection, qualification, and capability assessments.
• Conduct supplier assessments, capability reviews, and capacity evaluations.
• Provide technical guidance to suppliers regarding machining processes, tooling strategies, fixturing, programming methods, and process optimization.
• Support Supplier Account Managers in resolving technical, quality, capacity, and manufacturing performance issues.
• Identify manufacturing risks and develop mitigation plans to support customer commitments.
• Provide technical recommendations during supplier business reviews and recovery planning activities.

Manufacturing Engineering

• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to ensure supplier manufacturing readiness.
• Assess manufacturability of components and recommend process improvements to improve quality, delivery, and cost.
• Support development and validation of machining processes for complex aerospace components.
• Evaluate CNC programs, setup methods, tooling selections, and machining strategies.
• Assist suppliers in troubleshooting production bottlenecks, yield issues, scrap, and rework concerns.

Supplier Quality Support

• Participate in supplier audits and ongoing performance reviews.
• Support AS9100 and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Review and approve First Article Inspection (FAI) packages in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
• Conduct onsite FAI buy-offs and process validation activities as required.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action activities related to supplier quality issues.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Program & Production Support

• Work closely with Purchasing, Quality, Operations, and Program Management teams to ensure supplier performance aligns with production schedules.
• Monitor supplier capacity and identify potential constraints affecting delivery commitments.
• Participate in supplier recovery plans and operational improvement initiatives led by Supplier Account Management.
• Validate manufacturing readiness for new business awards and production transfers.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent…