Supplier Development Engineer II - Military Veterans

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay for Level 2: $100,900.00 (minimum) - $126,100.00 (midpoint) - $151,300.00 (maximum)
  
• Estimated annual base pay for Level 3: $116,000.00 (minimum) - $145,000.00 (midpoint) - $174,000.00 (maximum)
  
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
  
• 401(k) match (4.5%)
  
• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
  
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
  
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
  
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
  
• Paid parental leave
  
• Adoption Assistance
  
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
  
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
  
• Member referral bonus
  
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
  

• Voluntary benefits, including:
  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
  
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave
  

Are you ready to make your mark? If you have a solid background in training suppliers in various tools and methodologies and have a proven track record of improving supplier processes, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Woodward is hiring for a Supplier Development Engineer at our Rock Cut Campus in Loves Park, IL. This individual will identify and mitigate supplier risks, support project managers and purchasing supplier managers, work collaboratively with suppliers, proactively look for new technologies, and mentor other team members.

What You Will Be Doing

• Training the supply base in Woodward's internal processes, Lean Manufacturing, 8D Methodology, PFMEA, SPC, Gage R&R and Critical Characteristics and Measurement System Analysis to ensure suppliers can meet the company's stringent standards and requirements.
  
• Enhancing supplier processes and performances, focusing on technical quality and on-time delivery KPI's.
  
• Performing capability evaluations and collaborating with supply chain and materials teams to verify suppliers have the necessary processes in place to fulfill technical and quality requirements, using assessment tools (Six Sigma, Lean methodologies, etc.) to identify and address potential risks
  
• Addressing performance gaps such as quality and product requirements, training suppliers to meet customer specifications and product standards.
  
• Mentoring and coaching other Supplier Quality and Development Engineers, Project Managers and Purchasing Supplier Managers.
  
• Proactively researching new technologies, making recommendations for cost reductions and improving product quality
  

What We Are Looking For

Level 2:

• Bachelor's degree is required
  
• 5-7 years minimum experience in quality engineering is required
  
• Green Belt Certificate will be achieved in the first 6 months of hire.
  
• Ability to travel extensively (50-75% throughout the year)
  
• Demonstrated SME in near net shapes (castings, forgings, etc.), machining (programming, set-up, operations, etc.) is highly desired
  
• Experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role is strongly preferred along with previous success in lean manufacturing, quality and Six Sigma functions.
  

Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree is required
  
• 7 years minimum experience in quality engineering or supplier quality management systems is required
  
• Black Belt Certificate is required
  
• Ability to travel extensively (50-75% throughout the year)
  
• Demonstrated SME in near net shapes (castings, forgings, etc.), machining (programming, set-up, operations, etc.) is highly desired
  
• Experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role is strongly preferred along with previous success in lean manufacturing, quality and Six Sigma functions.
  

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee)

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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