.**Design solutions to drive safe living and quality of life**:Use your advanced knowledge of manufacturing engineering fundamentals to help Honeywell Aerospace deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) will work under general supervision and along the side of some of the world's most talented engineers. The SDE position will work in a team environment as a key technical resource for the Global Sourcing and Supplier Readiness organization to develop new supply sources and to improve existing supplier capabilities in Latin America. Responsibilities will include cross-functional program management to qualify new suppliers, develop new suppliers, increase capacity, support systemic supplier improvement, and assessing suppliers to ensure process conformance. The SDE must have in-depth technical expertise, manufacturing engineering experience, and have comprehensive experience with problem-solving tools.**Key Responsibilities**- Interface with Global Sourcing teams to prioritize supplier development needs by commodity to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints.- Expand Latin America footprint through strategic supplier selection and growth, based off of Honeywell business need and supply chain strategy.- Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes.- Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity and fulfillment.- Drive on-site improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards and supplier assessments.- Ensure supplier compliance while driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver performance.- Track the supplier's performance indicators, based on their scorecards and rankings, to facilitate and develop the supply base's ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations.- Develop positive relationships and work closely with Global Sourcing leaders to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New Product Introductions (NPI), and transitions.- Provide technical expertise and leadership to sourcing and development of suppliers with respect to capabilities, performance, quality, cost, and delivery.- Assist with new product launch by working with suppliers to ensure that key milestones are achieved.**YOU MUST HAVE**- BA/BS in Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, or Materials Management.- 5+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering and Integrated Supply Chain with experience in mechanical or electromechanical products.- Excellent problem-solving skills and broad manufacturing knowledge- Relentless ownership and accountability of assigned suppliers- Fluent English proficiency**WE VALUE**- Product knowledge in mechanical/electrical components.- Ability to read engineering mechanical drawings and assess for manufacturing capabilities
