Are you a hands-on engineering professional with great problem-solving skills and a passion for manufacturing excellence? Ready to take ownership of supplier quality and technical development for our growing operations in North America? If so, we want you to join us as our Supplier Development Engineer.

In this role, your main priority is driving supplier performance, resolving component issues, managing PPAPs, and improving supplier yield across our North American supply base. You will collaborate closely with local part manufacturers, conduct audits, and ensure every incoming component meets our high standards. You will also work in close cooperation with our local assembly partner in Zeeland, Michigan, routing defects and troubleshooting technical component challenges directly where assembly happens. Over time, as our operations evolve, there will also be opportunities to expand your scope into broader product and production quality if that aligns with your strengths and interests.

You will operate with high autonomy based out of our Zeeland facility in the greater Grand Rapids area, joining our local supply chain team as one of our first key roles on the ground as we build toward continuous growth, all while being backed daily by our R&D, Sourcing, and Quality teams in Tampere, Finland.

What Makes You a Great Fit?

You are a courageous, decisive, and detail-oriented problem-solver who thrives in dynamic environments. You bring a boots-on-the-ground mentality combined with systemic thinking, comfortable taking initiative and holding suppliers accountable using data.

We're looking for:

• Solid experience in supplier quality engineering, supplier development, or component quality management.
• Relevant degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or equivalent practical experience.
• Technical aptitude to inspect physical parts, read technical drawings, familiarity with root cause analysis (8D, 5 Whys), and execute PPAPs for new revisions and product launches.
• Experience with supplier audits, process control plans, PFMEAs, and driving SCARs.
• Excellent communication skills to build collaborative supplier relationships and bridge operations between our US setup and Finland HQ.
• Experience with serial manufacturing assembly line quality or QMS is a plus, but not required.
• Physical base near our production facility in Zeeland, Michigan, with readiness to travel locally to suppliers across the US (and occasionally Canada/Mexico), plus visit HQ in Finland a couple of times a year.

Don’t worry if you don’t 100% tick all the boxes - we are eager to hear about you, as we also leave room for the motivation to grow and learn to fit the role.

Why consider this role?

• Join an industry pioneer – Framery’s soundproof pods are used by 70% of Forbes Top 100 companies, including Nvidia, Puma, and Microsoft.

• High-impact technical leadership – Lead supplier development and component excellence from the ground up as we scale our North American supply chain.

• Be part of a global success story – Our headquarters are in Finland, with 500 employees across 20 countries. We have a strong foundation in North America with over 30 team members, local manufacturing partners, and expanding operations across the continent.

• Thrive in a people-first culture – Join a fast-growing, ambitious company that prioritizes employee well-being, offers flexibility, and values its people just as much as its customers.

• Enjoy autonomy & global collaboration – Act as our local technical authority in Michigan while working closely with our R&D, Quality, and Sourcing teams in Finland.

Read more on our Career site about what makes us Framery and what joining us is like. Get to know our amazing products on our website, and on our Instagram account @framerians, you can catch a glimpse of our everyday life.

Recruitment Process

• Remote video interview.
• (2nd remote video interview)
• Face-to-face interview in Grand Rapids, MI
• Reference checks
• Recruitment decision

Practicalities:

This is a full-time hybrid role starting as soon as possible, requiring active weekly presence at our production facility near Grand Rapids in Zeeland, MI. Base salary range is $80,000–$95,000 per year, an annual bonus program, and comprehensive benefits, including full healthcare coverage, 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, and an annual wellness allowance.

Interested? 

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your application through the system using the application link. We review applications actively as they come in and may proceed during the application period, so please send yours over as soon as possible. Note that we don't process applications sent via email.