Supply Chain Engineer

Swift Solar•San Carlos, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Supply Chain Engineer at Swift Solar, you’ll be at the forefront of contributing to shaping the company’s supply chain from R&D through manufacturing scale. You’ll be responsible for critical chemicals and materials and help define what we buy, qualify suppliers, and ensure timely deliveries as we move toward volume production. On a typical day, you might define a material specification alongside an R&D Scientist, verify incoming quality in the lab, support the product team on sourcing for a new build, or visit a supplier to assess whether they can scale with us. You’ll manage supplies through our ERP and work closely with our VP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain on supplier evaluations, supplier selections, second sources, demand models, specifications, LOIs, supplier agreements, and supplier audits. Because you’ll touch nearly every function — R&D, Engineering, Product, Operations — the role carries real visibility, and you’ll help define the systems Swift runs on as we scale. One thing worth saying plainly: the job leans toward building today — specifications, sourcing, supplier development and shifts toward leveraging what you’ve built as we move into production. The people who do well here find both halves interesting.

Requirements

2–5 years of engineering experience in supply chain or a closely related field, ideally in a technical manufacturing environment.
Degree in Engineering or Science — Materials, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemistry, or Physics.
Ability to hold your own in a technical conversation with R&D.
Ability to manage supplier relationships end-to-end, from qualification and scale-up to long-term agreements and performance monitoring.
Knowledge of documentation of specifications for chemicals and materials.
Understanding of QA/QC methods and material characterization for chemicals and materials.
Comfort with the commercial side of sourcing — pricing, agreements, and demand planning.
Organized, proactive, and mission-driven.
Track record of delivering projects on time.
Desire to make a meaningful impact on climate change.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-tech production environment — solar PV, semiconductors, or advanced materials.
Silicon PV or semiconductor experience.
Experience sourcing a bill of materials into production.
Startup experience.

Responsibilities

Define material specifications alongside R&D Scientists.
Verify incoming quality in the lab.
Support the product team on sourcing for new builds.
Visit suppliers to assess their ability to scale.
Manage supplies through the ERP system.
Work with the VP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain on supplier evaluations, selections, second sources, demand models, specifications, LOIs, supplier agreements, and supplier audits.
Help define the systems Swift runs on as the company scales.