Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineer Supplier Development

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Job Title: Sr. Manager Manufacturing Engineer Supplier Development

The Senior Manager Supplier Development (Manufacturing Engineering) is responsible for leading and executing supplier manufacturing engineering excellence across the aerospace supply base. This role drives supplier capability development manufacturing readiness producibility improvement and risk mitigation through structured methodologies such as APQP industrialization best practices and digital manufacturing initiatives.

Job Description:

Supplier Development & Manufacturing Engineering Leadership

• Lead manufacturing engineering supports strategic and critical aerospace suppliers across machining fabrication composites electronics.
• Develop supplier manufacturing capabilities aligned to aerospace standards.
• Act as the senior technical authority to resolve complex supplier manufacturing and producibility challenges.
• Provide on-site technical support through structured Gemba engagements and capability assessments.
• Lead and govern APQP deployment at suppliers. Drive manufacturing readiness for NPI transitions rate increases.
• Ensure robust process validation capacity analysis and first-article readiness.
• Mentor suppliers on aerospace best practices for industrialization and quality at rate.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for chronic producibility issues yield losses and process instability.
• Champion digital manufacturing and digitalization initiatives across the supplier base.
• Partner with internal digital and IT teams to align supplier digital roadmaps with enterprise strategy.

Education & Qualification:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Aerospace Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• 15-20 years of experience in aerospace or automotive manufacturing engineering or equant Manufacturing company supplier development or industrialization roles. Proven experience leading supplier APQP NPI industrialization and producibility improvement initiatives.
• Strong background in aerospace manufacturing processes (machining fabrication composites electronics special processes).
• Experience driving digital manufacturing or supplier digital transformation initiatives is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication coaching and stakeholder management skills.

Collins Aerospace a Raytheon Technologies company is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations Supply Chain and Environment Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins this dynamic environment you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions all while improving the productivity quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Benefits package includes:

-Group Term Life Insurance.

-Group Health Insurance.

-Group Personal Accident Insurance.

-Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.

-Employee scholar programme.

-Work life balance.

-Car lease programme.

-National Pension Scheme

-LTA

-Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such all India positions require a background check which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India)

• Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions

At Collins the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team thats redefining aerospace every day.

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