Aircraft Supply Chain Engineer

About Electra:
At Electra, we're pioneering sustainable aviation by developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft designed to transform regional air mobility, by making air travel more efficient, quieter, and environmentally friendly. Able to operate from soccer field-sized spaces, our Ultra Short unlocks a new era of aviation through what we call Direct Aviation - the next level of connectivity bringing air travel closer to where we live, work, and play. Headquartered in Northern Virginia, with additional locations in Switzerland, we're building a diverse team of global professionals passionate about redefining the future of aviation.

Position Overview:
Electra.aero, a next-gen aerospace technology company, seeks a dynamic and energetic Aircraft Supply Chain Engineer . This role will support the development of our Ultra Short EL9. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in aerospace goods and services procurement within a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Actively participate in Request for Information (RFI) / Request for Proposal (RFP) development, supplier evaluations, source selection, and negotiation activities.
• Liaison between internal program teams and suppliers.
• Perform supplier audits through on-site visits, capability assessments, and ongoing performance measurements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure supplier quality control, including managing failure reporting and root cause corrective action activities.
• Develop and update supply chain processes and practices to accommodate new or changing business demands, policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

• Identify risks and opportunities in the supply chain and support the implementation of mitigation plans.
• Identify, manage, report, and solve supplier, supply, inventory, and project risks and issues.
• Oversee timely delivery of projects from conception to delivery through the development of detailed project plans that account for scope, timelines, budget, and other pertinent details.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• BS/BA degree in a relevant field of study
• 2+ years of directly applicable procurement experience in the aerospace/aircraft industry

Required Skills:

• Strong collaboration, organizational, and time management skills.
• Effective upward and outward communication across all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.
• Entrepreneurial ownership approach, adapting to ambiguity and open to change by shifting priorities, playing any number of roles, and enlisting help as needed to achieve goals.
• Ability to author and review statements of work (SOW), RFI's, RFP's, and supplier commercial and technical proposals.
• Advanced analytical skills and an ability to express technical concepts, both written and verbal.
• Self-motivated and accountable to thrive independently or as part of a geographically diverse team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in both production and prototype environments.
• Project management/leadership experience.
• Experience with international aerospace teams/suppliers and the ability to manage across cultures and time zones.

Location: Headquarters in Manassas, VA. To encourage close collaboration, it is preferred this position is 4-5 days in the office with some virtual work allowed.


Travel: up to 50%

Salary:
Electra's salary range for this position is: $90,00.00 - 130,000.00
Our salary ranges reflect the minimum and maximum range for the Company level overall across all locations & projects and does not necessarily reflect the budgeted amount for this position. Individual pay is based on additional factors, including project budgets, job-related skills, experience, relevant education and/or training, role, level, location, and project.