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.
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.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in supplier quality or supplier industrialization
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain; mechanical or materials engineering preferred
- Expertise in mechanical fabrication, CAD, and GD&T
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain or production with complex assemblies
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Oracle or NetSuite and Salesforce
- Master's degree
- Defense or aerospace experience
- High-mix low-volume production experience
- Experience with SQL, Tableau or Power BI, Blue Yonder, Lean, or Six Sigma
What We Do
Value Driven Solutions (VDS) is an operational-excellence consulting firm serving middle-market companies, private-equity firms, and portfolio companies. It improves operational and financial performance through supply-chain optimization, operations, finance, technology, procurement, strategic consulting, and vetted interim executives. VDS also applies Lean Six Sigma, automation, robotics, AI, and analytics to strengthen efficiency, margins, capital efficiency, and enterprise value, with measurable, lasting results.
