[Hiring] Staff Supply Chain Engineer @Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Role Description

The Staff Supply Chain Engineer role involves collaboration with business units such as supply chain, design engineering, quality, and project management to own technical supplier development, quality assurance, auditing, and continuous manufacturing improvement. This individual is expected to understand the technical requirements and provide solutions based on data and expertise, primarily leading efforts in the R&D space of the supply chain for molten salts.

• Partner with suppliers to improve quality, delivery, manufacturing, and inventory performance.
• Conduct new supplier audits and review technical quality documentation.
• Conduct onsite visits for supplier problem-solving, root cause analysis, cross-functional resolution, and general development activities.
• Manage quality issues (Non-Conformance Reports - NCRs).
• Support procurement and/or engineering activities (QC, defining quality/technical requirements, input to supplier selection and supplier relationship management).
• Develop and implement reliability improvements in designs and manufacturing.
• Provide technical reviews and advising for design efforts specifically related to drawings, specifications, and material requirements.
• Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts on manufacturing, design and operations, and technicians to solve complex material and processing challenges in establishing a high-quality manufacturing line.
• Be a Change Agent - identifying gaps in processes, articulating what needs to be done to close those gaps, and holding vendors accountable with concrete timelines.
• Facilitate the creation and execution of PFMEA processes and applicable elements of APQP.
• Support creation of manufacturing instructions to document quality critical characteristics.
• Physically be on-site at vendors for long periods of time and take an active role in new supplier plant start-ups.
• Project-manage the launch of new production lines and plants as the molten salt supply chain scales.
• Utilize technical skills to challenge and expedite the new molten salt production lines and plant according to CFS business needs.
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines, and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance.
• Interface with production operations, inspection, shipping/receiving, and engineering teams to develop appropriate quality signals and processes to meet overall program reliability goals.
• Drive changes that make the system more reliable, manufacturable, and efficient.
• Lead cross-functional supplier quality failure investigations in production, identifying and mitigating the immediate and underlying root causes to quantify/reduce risk and improve reliability of designs and processes.
• Identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability, collaborating with integrated product teams to drive improvements and address high-impact and repeating non-conformances.
• Review acceptance and qualification of new capabilities at suppliers.
• Monitor supplier capabilities for unknown risk and work to resolve issues.
• Assess changes in supplier processes and cross-functional impacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Engineering.
• 6+ years’ related work experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with chemical plants.
• Supplier management experience.
• Deep manufacturing, industrial engineering, process expertise, and an ability to learn new parts and systems quickly.
• Perform advanced technical activities such as Supplier Assessments & Audits, including Quality Management System (e.g., ISO 9001, AS 9100, IATF 16949).
• Utilize specialized quality tools such as PPAP (PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA), capacity analysis, and Lean Six Sigma initiatives.
• Ability to design, establish, and implement supplier quality improvement processes and procedures.
• Ability to teach and educate others with little background on the subject.
• Creative negotiating skills.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks.
• Strong Customer Service skills.
• Remarkable problem-solving skills.
• Works well under pressure.
• Possesses excellent judgment.
• Technical capabilities including knowledge of 2D blueprints and model drawings.
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes; production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, etc.
• Supplier relationship management, coordination, and communication.

Bonus Points

• Master’s degree in the field of Engineering.
• Six Sigma Certification (Yellow, Green, or Black).
• Previous experience in a high growth environment.
• Experience with managing supply chain activities in tooling, consumables, services, or indirect sourcing.
• Experience with assembly teams.

Requirements

• Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time.
• Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call regularly.
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity.
• 13 Company-wide Holidays.
• Flexible vacation days.
• 10 sick days.
• Generous parental leave policy.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Professional growth opportunities.
• Team-building activities.