Supplier Development Engineer

Moog • Torrance, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Moog’s Military Aircraft Group has an immediate opening for a Supplier Development Engineer. This role focuses on supplier maturity, capability gaps, launch readiness, and structured risk reduction. The position coordinates and drives the plan, while aligning technical and business decisions with stakeholders. The role reports to the Supplier Quality & Development Manager and is based in Torrance, CA, offering a 9/80 work schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Manufacturing or Mechanical preferred)
• Minimum 3 years or more years’ experience of engineering field or Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience with supplier development, APQP, industrialization, manufacturing readiness, or operations improvement
• Ability to assess process maturity, capability evidence, and supplier execution risk
• Strong project-management discipline with clear action tracking and follow-up
• Clear communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders on risk, expectations, and closure plans

Nice To Haves

• 20% to 35% travel, depending on supplier-development and readiness-assessment demand.

Responsibilities

• Improve supplier capability, capacity, readiness, and execution before issues become chronic escapes by leading structured supplier-development plans and readiness assessments, including supply-chain implementation for new product introduction and work transfer.
• Manage supplier capability, capacity, readiness, and risk assessments for assigned suppliers or programs.
• Manage and track supplier development plans with specific owners, milestones, and closure evidence.
• Support supplier onboarding, segmentation, capability assessment, and readiness review activities.
• Coordinate program, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality inputs when supplier maturity is below expectation.
• Drive clear issue definition and action ownership so development work does not fragment across teams.
• Focuses on the following commodities: Electro-Mechanical Assemblies, Electronics, Supplier Owned IPs, and Some machining knowledge required.
• Drive supplier-development plans for NPI, new supplier onboarding, and work transfers with clear readiness gates, owners, and recovery milestones.
• Coordinate capacity, capability, industrialization, and business-readiness actions needed to launch new parts into the supply base without fragmented ownership.
• Maintain visibility to open NPI supplier risks and ensure they are integrated into the dashboard and weekly operating cadence.

Benefits

• great compensation package
• bonus opportunities
• matching 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leave program
• relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Tuition Assistance
• mentorship and coaching opportunities
• leadership development
• other personal growth programs
• Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values.
• Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all
• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level