Supplier Development Engineer, DIe Casting | Supply Chain
Location: San Carlos, CA (on-site)
About 1X
We build humanoid robots that work alongside people to solve labor shortages and create abundance.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to help scale our supply chain to support the delivery of world-class robotics systems. You will be responsible for ensuring suppliers can produce precision structural components that meet our rigorous quality standards. Your work will play a vital role in the launch and sustained production of highly complex bipedal humanoids.
You Will
Partner with engineering and sourcing teams to select suppliers based on capabilities in castings, machining, and structural assembly
Source and qualify vendors for castings, extrusions, machined parts, and sheet metal
Validate surface treatments, welding, heat treatments, and coating processes
Review GD&T on complex structural components and verify with metrology tools
Collaborate on lightweighting initiatives and design optimizations
Lead the supplier industrialization process from design through production ramp-up
Support suppliers with tooling, equipment, and process qualifications
Assess supplier readiness for vehicle builds and manage production risk
Drive the APQP process and support PPAP through the start of production
Train suppliers on 1X’s quality systems and review part quality documentation
Lead root cause and corrective action efforts for supplier quality issues
Monitor and report supplier quality metrics to ensure ongoing improvement
Apply lean and quality tools to drive continuous improvement across the supply base
Travel up to 40%, domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice