Field Representative
About The Position
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. The Supplier Field Expeditor / Field Representative acts as the onsite representative at supplier facilities to ensure timely delivery, quality compliance, and adherence to contractual and technical requirements. This role is responsible for monitoring production progress, mitigating supply chain risks, and serving as the primary point of contact between the business and the supplier to protect program schedules and product integrity.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or supply chain operations
- Strong understanding of production processes (machining, assembly, fabrication, etc.)
- Familiarity with aerospace quality standards (AS9100 preferred)
- Experience with supplier management or onsite representation
- Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Strong communication and escalation skills
- Willingness to travel or be stationed at supplier sites
Responsibilities
- Monitor supplier manufacturing progress against committed schedules
- Track critical milestones (machining, assembly, inspection, shipment)
- Identify delays, capacity constraints, or material shortages
- Drive corrective actions to recover schedule
- Ensure supplier compliance with contractual, technical, and quality requirements
- Verify production processes align with approved documentation
- Confirm readiness prior to shipment
- Provide structured reporting on supplier health and risk level
- Support surveillance of aerospace quality standards (e.g., AS9100)
- Witness inspections or key production steps as required
- Escalate quality non-conformances or process deviations
- Coordinate with Quality and Engineering teams
- Proactively identify supply chain risks (capacity, workforce, tooling, material)
- Communicate risk exposure to program leadership
- Support development of mitigation and recovery plans
- Serve as liaison between Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and the supplier
- Facilitate resolution of technical or logistical issues
- Support supplier improvement initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
