Supply Chain Engineer, Mechanical

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing and supplier execution for mechanical parts, assemblies, and subsystems from engineering release through manufacturing, testing, and delivery.
• Work directly with mechanical engineers to understand drawings, GD&T, materials, tolerances, design intent, and test requirements.
• Select the right manufacturing and test path, including existing suppliers, new suppliers, and internal GITAI capabilities.
• Find and qualify suppliers for machining, sheet metal, fabrication, additive manufacturing, special processes, mechanical assemblies, and specialized testing.
• Own RFQs, quote evaluation, supplier selection, pricing and lead-time negotiation, and purchase execution.
• Evaluate manufacturability, supplier capability, cost, lead time, and iteration speed, and recommend changes when a different approach will move hardware faster.
• Drive suppliers through delivery, resolving schedule, quality, and manufacturing issues directly when they arise.
• Build a supplier network that supports rapid engineering iteration and continuously improve how GITAI gets mechanical hardware made and tested.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, technical sourcing, supplier development, or supply chain for physical hardware.
• At least 1 year of full-time experience as an internal employee at a