Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical

About this role

WHO WE ARE

Biofire Technologies is on a mission to give gun owners better tools for reducing preventable gun injuries and deaths, especially among children. We believe our technology, combined with a best-in-class customer experience, will define the future of firearms safety for the next generation. Our mission-driven approach has earned support from the firearm community, the tech world, and the media.

Biofire employees encompass a diverse range of talents, including world-class engineers who have designed and tested firearms, medical devices, robots, cars, satellites, rockets, and supersonic jets; expert technicians from aerospace, defense tech, special forces, and gunsmithing; and elite operators from high-tech, advanced manufacturing, and regulated industries. Whether building the product or powering the company behind it, every Biofire team member is united by an obsession with safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

OUR CULTURE

Reducing accidental firearm injuries and deaths requires original thinking and authentic collaboration, so we’re deeply invested in building a team and culture that can achieve our mission together. Team members enjoy autonomy and flexibility from day one, so expect to be immediately tasked with solving challenging problems and building new systems that work. We’ll hold you accountable for executing audacious goals, giving and receiving honest feedback, and helping your teammates succeed. You’ll receive respect, kindness, and support from every direction while you figure out how to get it all done.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Supplier Industrialization Engineer / Supplier Quality Engineer (SIE / SQE) at Biofire, you will fill a high-profile, cross functional position and play an integral role enabling development and production flow of Biofire’s critical supply base. You will work in close coordination with Product Engineering, Supply Chain and Production and Suppliers to execute effective, creative and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals.

To succeed, you will need to effectively team with Suppliers, Product Engineers, Supply Chain and Production Teams across a product’s life cycle to ensure an uninterrupted, on time supply of Mechanical assemblies to Biofire’s production line. You’ll also need to be comfortable task-switching between an SIE role for products in a New Product Introduction (NPI) phase and an SQE role for products in a production state. If you’re excited about building a supply chain from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Day-to-day responsibilities of the role will include:

- [SIE] Own and manage the Mechanical Assemblies category to enable Supplier qualification from Prototype to Volume Production phases;

- [SIE] Partner with Product Engineering to support the design development process, provide design for manufacturability (DFM) feedback, and help generate product data (drawings details, BOM information, layouts, test requirements, and part requirements) that leads to supplier quality success;

- [SIE] Vet Supplier’s production and quality control capabilities and capacity, factory layouts, subordination supply chains to allow for new part and Supplier combinations to be included on the Approved Vendor List;

- [SIE] Own bring up of new Supplier production tooling and lines to ensure materials, processes and tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality and capacity requirements;

- [SIE] Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp at category Suppliers;

- [SIE] Implement robust end of line (EoL) testing protocols at Suppliers;

- [SQE] Deliver a predictable supply of mechanical assemblies to NPI programs, production programs, and manage exceptions/containments/deviations for Supplier technical performance, particularly in the development phases;

- [SQE] Own the elimination of supplier risk to improve quality and reliability across the product lifecycle;

- [SQE] With the Supply Chain team, drive Supplier quality development processes throughout product development stages through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification;

- [SQE] With the Supply Chain team, drive overall supplier performance for cost, quality, and on-time delivery;

- [SQE] Review supplier processes and capabilities to ensure category functionality can be tested at Supplier facilities to ensure shipment of conforming product;

- [SQE] Prepare, support, and lead Supplier onsite audits and reviews for contract deliverables for quality management and compliance;

- [Both] Implement and lead a Biofire root cause task force and own Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) at Suppliers;

QUALIFICATIONS

We understand that not all applicants will possess skills that perfectly align with our job qualifications. At Biofire, we appreciate diverse experiences from various industries, and we encourage all individuals who meet the necessary qualifications to submit their applications. While having the "desired" qualifications may strengthen a candidate's profile, we also welcome applicants with alternative experiences to apply.

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related technical field.

- 5+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment, with specific category technical expertise in fixture design, tooling development, and DFM for high volume metal and plastics production (die casting, stamping, forging, machining, injection molding and vacuum forming), CAD, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD & T).

- Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements such as Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and quality improvement techniques.

- Ability to travel to Supplier sites for evaluation / qualification / audit.

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