Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer The Supplier Development Engineer plays a key role in selecting, qualifying, and improving consumable suppliers to ensure reliable, high-quality components that support ongoing program design changes and new product development.
This position focuses on assessing supplier capabilities, defining specifications and controls for critical parts, and driving data-informed performance improvements in close collaboration with internal teams and global manufacturing sites.
Responsibilities
- Assess consumables supplier capabilities and provide input into new supplier selection, evaluation, and qualification during program design changes and development.
- Create and develop specifications and control plans for new critical parts to ensure consistent quality and performance.
- Plan and coordinate first article inspections for new critical parts as required.
- Identify and qualify secondary sources for new critical components to support supply continuity and risk mitigation.
- Define requirements for external quality controls and collaborate with suppliers to establish, track, and trend key supplier performance metrics.
- Use data analytics to interpret supplier performance data and make clear recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.
- Serve as the primary interface between suppliers and internal teams for issues related to specifications and performance.
- Review, approve, and release change orders to suppliers, ensuring alignment with internal requirements and standards.
- Identify, quantify, prioritize, and drive supplier improvement projects, including supplier-recommended design changes, by coordinating with internal engineering and quality teams.
- Champion internal requirements at the supplier while accurately representing supplier capabilities within the organization.
- Review supplier issues such as non-conforming material and corrective action requests, drive effective corrective actions, and provide formal approval of resolutions.
- Coordinate specification or performance changes at suppliers and communicate impacts and requirements to global manufacturing sites.
Essential Skills
- 36 years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, or a closely related engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with assay development and assay testing, particularly in environments involving consumables or chemical components.
- Strong experience working with chemical-based products, materials, or processes.
- Proven ability to develop and interpret technical specifications and control plans for critical parts.
- Experience planning and executing first article inspections for new or modified components.
- Demonstrated ability to use data analytics to monitor supplier performance and drive decisions.
- Effective communication skills for interfacing with suppliers and cross-functional internal teams.
- Ability to manage and approve change orders and coordinate specification changes across multiple stakeholders.
- Experience reviewing non-conforming material reports and driving corrective actions with suppliers.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience leading supplier improvement projects from identification through implementation and verification.
- Experience in environments involving assay development and testing, which supports understanding of performance-critical consumables.
- Familiarity with establishing and trending key supplier performance metrics and quality indicators.
- Ability to represent internal requirements clearly while understanding and articulating supplier capabilities.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills related to supplier quality and performance issues.
Work Environment This role operates in a collaborative, cross-functional workplace that spans suppliers, internal engineering and quality teams, and global manufacturing sites. The Supplier Development Engineer works with technical documentation, specifications, and performance data, using analytical tools to evaluate supplier metrics and drive improvements. The position involves regular communication with external suppliers and coordination with worldwide manufacturing facilities, requiring clear documentation practices and structured follow-up on actions. The culture emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and strong partnership with suppliers to ensure reliable, high-quality consumables that support critical assay development and testing activities. JOB POSTING DISCLAIMER Unless otherwise notified, the following terms apply to all job postings. This list is not exhaustive.
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📌 Supplier Development Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Allegis Global Solutions
📍 Bengaluru