Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical
VDS Consulting Group · vdsconsultinggroup.com
Costa MesaSenior
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The job in short
Supplier industrialization engineering for mechanical parts.
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Details
- Found
- 6 d ago · posted 2026-10-19
- Location as listed
- Costa Mesa, CA
- Role
- Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: $146,000–$194,000 + equity · Clearance: None required; ability to obtain U.S. Top Secret preferred · Travel: 50% or more
VDS is recruiting a supplier industrialization engineer to take machined and fabricated parts from prototype to full-rate production at outside suppliers.
What you'll do
• Move mechanical fabrication parts from new product introduction to production.
• Qualify new suppliers for the approved supplier list.
• Stand up tooling and production lines at supplier sites and lead capacity ramps.
• Run statistical process control reviews.
• Close out root-cause and corrective actions with suppliers.
What you bring
• 6+ years in supplier quality or supplier industrialization.
• A bachelor's in engineering or supply chain; mechanical or materials engineering preferred.
• Expertise in mechanical fabrication, CAD and GD&T.
Nice to have
• Defense or aerospace experience, high-mix low-volume production, startup pace.
Demand & Supply Planner
Type: Direct hire, full-time · Base: $112,000–$149,000 + equity · Clearance: None required; ability to obtain U.S. Top Secret preferred · Travel: Up to 10%
VDS is recruiting a planner to own material flow for networked defense product lines, from raw materials to finished goods shipped to customers.
What you'll do
• Manage daily demand signals, orders and inventory levels.
• Resolve supply issues with engineering, purchasing and manufacturing.
• Lead sales and operations planning for assigned product lines.
• Align forecasts with business development plans.
• Maintain MRP settings and master data.
What you bring
• 3+ years in supply chain or production with complex assemblies.
• A bachelor's in a technical or business field; master's preferred.
• Hands-on ERP (Oracle or NetSuite) and Salesforce experience.
Nice to have
• SQL, Tableau or Power BI, Blue Yonder, Lean or Six Sigma.
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