Backed by Congruent Ventures.
About the role
Parallel Systems is pioneering autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles designed to transform freight transportation by shifting portions of the $900 billion U.S. trucking industry onto rail. Our innovative technology offers cleaner, safer, and more efficient logistics solutions. Join our dynamic team and help shape a smarter, greener future for global freight. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in supplier quality, supplier development or new-product introduction in automotive, rail, aerospace, heavy equipment or a similar regulated industry
- Hands-on experience running APQP and approving PPAP or FAI packages
- Experience with structured problem solving, including 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa and fault-tree analysis
- Working knowledge of PFMEA, control plans, MSA, SPC and process capability studies
- Proficient in reading engineering drawings and GD&T and judging manufacturability
More about this role
Parallel Systems is pioneering autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles designed to transform freight transportation by shifting portions of the $900 billion U.S. trucking industry onto rail. Our innovative technology offers cleaner, safer, and more efficient logistics solutions. Join our dynamic team and help shape a smarter, greener future for global freight.
As a Supplier Quality & Readiness Engineer, you will own purchased parts from sourcing award through steady-state production as we build our vehicles and the factory to produce them at volume. You will work closely with Procurement, Design Engineering and Manufacturing to qualify and launch new suppliers so parts are ready before the line needs them. Then you will keep those suppliers in control by catching problems at the source, driving root cause and corrective action, and raising the capability of the supply base. As an early employee at a fast-moving startup, you will help shape how Parallel builds and manages its supply base.
- Assess and qualify new suppliers with Procurement, covering capability, quality system, capacity, and operational and financial risk
- Run APQP with each supplier, including timing plans,...
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