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Supplier Development Engineer
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Supplier Development Engineer
The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) is responsible for assessing, developing, and improving supplier capability, capacity, quality, and operational performance to support the delivery of aerospace products that meet customer, regulatory, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams, the SDE drives supplier performance improvement, identifies and mitigates supply chain risks, and ensures supplier readiness to support both current programmes and future business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supplier Assessment & Development
- Conduct supplier capacity and capability assessments to evaluate manufacturing performance, scalability, and readiness
- Assess supplier compliance with aerospace standards, including AS9100, NADCAP, customer, and regulatory requirements
- Identify risks relating to capacity, capability, quality, delivery, and business continuity
- Develop and implement supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps and drive operational excellence
- Support supplier qualification, onboarding, and approval activities for new products and programmes
- Participate in supplier recovery activities where performance falls below expectations.
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Supply Chain & Programme Support
- Support sourcing decisions through objective capability and capacity assessments
- Review supplier manufacturing plans and technical proposals during RFQ/RFP activities
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI), industrialisation, production transfers, and business readiness reviews
- Contribute to global sourcing and supply chain resilience strategies
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Stakeholder Management & Reporting
- Collaborate with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Operations, and Programme teams to support supplier performance and readiness
- Prepare assessment reports, risk summaries, and improvement recommendations
- Present findings and progress updates to internal stakeholders and supplier leadership teams
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