Supplier Development Engineer II / Supplier Development Engineer Senior

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The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution - from technologies and investments to supply chain, manufacturing and test operations, facilities management, and information technology services.
The Integrated Supply Chain team has a direct impact on program success, acting as a critical chain that links the end-to-end material flow together and ensures compliance. Our organization serves as the backbone of business operations enabling Ball Aerospace to achieve true mission partnership.
Supplier Development Engineer II / Supplier Development Engineer Senior
To perform supplier-oriented engineering analysis, improvement, and control for manufacturing, test, supply chain, and general operations to ensure that suppliers can reliably produce high quality product and deliver it on-time. Focus may vary between simple programs/products to extremely complex and highly diverse activities. May work in any of multiple engineering or technical fields as pertinent to the needs of specific suppliers/programs. May also participate in the design, development, and execution of collaborative research projects between Ball Aerospace and suppliers.
What You'll Do:

• Employ a disciplined, collaborative approach to problem solving with urgency, clear understanding of the expectations from internal customers at an enterprise level to facilitate a supplier development process that meets the Enterprise needs.
• Understanding and utilization of Lean, Six Sigma, AS9100 etc. to define a plan that analyzes, measures, and improves processes to improve supply base performance.
• Conduct on-site supplier development assessments and improvement activities.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams on new process/product development leading on-site development as necessary.
• Incorporate Advanced Product Quality Planning process in coordination with Category Managers, SST, Supplier Quality & Mission Assurance to target all aspects of supplier readiness, capacity, run rate, and specialty processes especially with regards to establishing new products/processes at suppliers.
• Analyze, recommend, and lead improvement activity to improve extended value-stream performance.
• Develop, maintain, and establish supplier means to enforce effective and efficient manufacturing processes, instructions, flows, systems, and facilities that meet program, customer, and government compliance requirements.
• Develop and establish means for suppliers to maintain detailed production plans, manufacturing schedules, and factory forecasts in support of program and enterprise level operations.
• Develop, maintain, and establish supplier processes that effectively control company- and supplier-owned material, property, and assets.
• Compile and prepare necessary data and engineering items to support supplier technical meetings and end-item product delivery.
• Review drawings, procedures and engineering orders for completeness, compatibility, producibility, and correctness.
• Work closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Provide and communicate understanding of both the technical and programmatic aspects of a project to the team as well as the customer.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You'll Need:

• Supplier Development Engineer II - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 5 or more years related experience.
• Supplier Development Engineer Senior - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Ability to effectively relate with others and cooperate as a team member.
• Ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the organization, using strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel a​nd local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
Working Conditions:

• Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.
Direct Program Charge: 80%
Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II: $97,500 - $121,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• HIRING SALARY RANGE FOR SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SENIOR: $121,500 - $153,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED
Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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