Supplier Development Engineer (aviation)

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.

Responsibilities:

• Perform supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, supplier improvements, supplier capacity & capability assessment and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence

• Work with supplier around design control, design verification and validation activities, production & process controls, corrective & preventative action, complaints and risk assessment & management with cross functional teams, and product quality improvement using tools such as six sigma, DFR, etc.

• Work with supplier to ensure availability of parts & equipment & provide updates as necessary

• Ensure timely test development or duplication

• Deliver the PPAP for all parts

• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to generate Quality documentation

• Work with suppliers to ensure compliance

• Perform design review between engineering & suppliers

• Supplier & process development

• Part quality plan (PQP) element determination (FAI, capability study, FMEA, control plan, Gage RR), approval & execution with supplier

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (preferred)

• 6+ years in Supplier Quality and/or quality management/supplier management

Qualifications:

• Prior quality, manufacturing, product quality, supplier quality, supplier development or engineering experience in manufacturing environment

• Data management/Excel

• Project management

• Analytical problem solving & management of complex tasks

• Leadership and influence

Location: on-site in Little Rock, AR

Salary Range: $85K-$105K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.