About the job
Supplier Development Engineer, Motors & Magnets | Supply Chain
Location: San Carlos, CA (on-site)
About 1X
At 1X, we are revolutionizing the future of work by developing humanoid robots designed to assist humans in overcoming labor shortages and driving efficiency.
Role Overview
As a Supplier Development Engineer focusing on Motors and Magnetic Systems, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring supplier readiness and product quality for the components that power our cutting-edge humanoid robots. Your responsibilities will involve cross-functional collaboration to guarantee that all critical components meet our stringent standards for performance, reliability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with engineering and sourcing teams to identify and select suppliers based on their capabilities in motor and magnetic component manufacturing.
Conduct thorough evaluations of suppliers’ motor winding, rotor/stator assembly, and magnet bonding processes.
Ensure suppliers maintain consistency in torque-speed characteristics, thermal performance, and EMI compliance.
Assist with rotor balancing, bearing preload setups, and encoder integration.
Lead the supplier industrialization process from design through production ramp-up.
Support suppliers in tooling, equipment, and process qualifications.
Evaluate supplier readiness for vehicle builds and manage production risk effectively.
Drive the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process and support Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) leading up to production initiation.
Train suppliers on 1X’s quality systems and review quality documentation for parts.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives for supplier quality challenges.
Monitor and report on supplier quality metrics to ensure ongoing improvement.
Utilize lean and quality tools to foster continuous improvement across the supply chain.
Willingness to travel up to 40%, domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice.

