The job growth rate in the U.S. tech industry is four times the national average. Seattle, a bright spot in the nation’s employment story, is one of the country’s largest high-tech clusters. With its diverse industry base, growth in technology translates into growth in other sectors as well, presenting attractive opportunities for area businesses and talent.
In a competitive environment, only an experienced Seattle-based recruiting firm can facilitate successful placements across a range of industries. SRI excels at this type of challenge. Our Seattle recruiters understand the area’s rich reservoir of skills and innovation. Our local presence and growing client list is an indicator of our commitment to this market.
Facilitating Partnerships
SRI recruiters work closely with our clients to understand how their strategic goals and corporate cultures inform their talent needs. This is particularly important in Seattle, a rapidly growing business base.
We prescreen candidates and conduct in-person interviews to discover personal characteristics not found through an automated resume scan — essential in a competitive employment market.
We place Seattle candidates in the following practice areas:
Start your search by reviewing the SRI prescreened Seattle recruiting candidate profiles below.
RA4112CS5 – MANUFACTURING BUYER
Manufacturing Buyer with over six (6) years of strong procurement experience in heavy machinery manufacturing. Responsibilities include maintenance of purchase orders, expediting parts, communicating requirements to suppliers, reviewing and updating data for MRP System (reorder points, safety stocks and economic order quantities) and utilizing Lean principles to reduce inventory levels. Also responsible for working with engineers and suppliers to update drawings and specifications of parts to ensure quality, integrity and a reduction of non conformance and warranty issues. Experience has led to knowledge of Lean manufacturing, JIT, cost reduction, MRO purchasing, Kanban, vendor management, inventory management, vendor negotiations, MRP/ERP, customer service and sourcing for a variety of commodities (raw materials, electrical components, hydraulics, etc).
OU4112CS5 – MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Meticulous Mechanical Design Engineer (MSME, P.E.) with thirteen (13) years of experience in product design and development in various manufacturing industries. Responsibilities include utilizing SolidWorks to design precision-engineered machined parts, sheet metal castings, weldments, assemblies, mechanisms, power transmission and enclosures. Also responsible for utilizing FEA to analyze system/components, troubleshooting and implementing various solutions to solve product issues and implementing ergonomic considerations into designs. Experience has led to knowledge of machine design, a variety of materials and fabrication techniques, SolidWorks, FEA-ANSYS/COSMOS, drafting with ASME Y14.5 GD&T, Lean, Pro-Desktop and Labview.
AR4112CS5 – MACHINE DESIGN ENGINEER
Talented and driven Machine Design Engineer (BSME) with over six (6) years of experience in industrial custom machinery manufacturing. Responsibilities include utilizing SolidWorks to design and draft industrial machinery, performing structural analysis and evaluation for newly designed parts and designing/testing/implementing hydraulic systems. Experience has led to expert knowledge of SolidWorks, FEA/ANSYS, GD&T and machine design.
IO4112CS5 – SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Talented Senior Mechanical Engineer (BSME) with extensive project management experience in machinery manufacturing. Responsibilities include leading cross functional teams on design and development of complex machinery, developing and managing project schedules and presenting project status and financial metrics to Senior Management. On a technical level responsible for layout and detail design of hydraulic manifolds, hydraulic tanks, battery tray and electrical system for lifts. Experience has led to knowledge of machine design, hydraulics, CAD (SolidWorks/Pro-E), FEA-ANSYS, steel structures, machine layout and project management.
AE4113RC5 – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Supply Chain Manager (MBA) with over fifteen (15) years of experience in manufacturing and logistics industries. Responsibilities involve reverse logistics, first, second, and third party vendor management, planning processes, inventory reduction, cost savings, and liaison to vendors and in house departments. Experience has led to knowledge of multi plant value chain, raw material forecasting, lean, 5S, Six Sigma, JIT manufacturing, and MRP manufacturing environments.
IH4113RC5 – MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Manufacturing Engineer (BSME) with twenty (20) years experience in the military, aerospace, medical and commercial industries. Responsibilities involve process improvement, circuit board production, root cause analysis, supplier qualification, training, documentation, and liaison to vendors, customers, and in house departments. Experience has led to knowledge of new product introductions (NPI), production support, project management, defect reduction, metrics, and highly technical electro-mechanical devices.
EI4112CS5 – SENIOR STRESS ANALYST
Senior Stress Analyst (MSME, P.E.) with over (7) years of experience in the aerospace industry. Responsibilities include performing stress analysis of elevator and rudder static tests, creating structural constraints, analyzing vendor manufacturing discrepancies and analyzing AOG maintenance issues. Experience has led to knowledge of MATLAB, I-DEAS, SolidWorks, Pro-E, Nastran/Patran and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
ER4117NW5 – BUYER
Buyer with seven (7) years experience purchasing sheet metal, cabling and small electronic components internationally and domestically in a manufacturing environment. Responsible for sourcing and identifying strategic partnerships with vendors, negotiating comprehensive domestic and international detailed supplier contracts and update and maintain material pricing and contract pricing. Experience has led to extensive knowledge of Oracle ERP System, SAP and cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities.
EA4117NW5 – SUPPLY CHAIN BUYER/PLANNER
Supply Chain Buyer/Planner with ten (10) years experience in the manufacturing and distribution environments. Responsibilities include preparation of Advanced Purchasing Authorizations (APA), identify and implementing cost savings strategies, develop, write and implement project coordination policies and procedures and monitor demand reductions and analyze inventory fluctuations. Experience has led to use of Oracle, increased turnaround times from 60-100% month after month and helped develop SAP R/3 System Improvements.
EH4117NW5 – DEMAND PLANNER ANALYST
Demand Planner/Analyst (BS) with ten (10) years experience in multiple manufacturing environments. Responsibilities include forecasting inventory, establish and manage customer and vendor expectations, and analyze demand and capacity for four (4) production facilities. Experience has led to $360,000 in savings per year due to more efficient use of facilities, reduction of $1 million dollars in eleven weeks by achieving project inventory goals and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process implementation.
YO4117NW5 – OPERATIONS MANAGER
Operations Manager (BSME, MS) with fifteen (15) years experience in industrial and commercial manufacturing. Responsibilities include managing production, leading continuous improvement efforts, directing safety, maintenance planning, quality control, and liaison to in-house departments and vendors. Experience has led to knowledge of World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Vision, Mission, Value and Objectives (VMVO), quality improvements, presentation skills and behavioral-based safety audits (SMAT), bi-lingual Spanish/English.
AE4118SD5 – SR. BUYER
Sr. Buyer (BSBA) with a strong background in complex supply chain models for various manufacturing industries. Responsibilities encompass logistics, operations, supply chain, working with international distribution models, and liaison with manufacturing operations, and distribution operations. Experience has led to a thorough knowledge and understanding of Oracle ERP system, Proficient in MS Office, and purchasing.
AU4118SD5 – SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Sr. Mechanical Engineer (BSME) with significant experience in product design and project management for the aerospace and automotive industry. Responsibilities encompass complete design project life cycle from conceptualization, design, prototyping, and production and completion. Experience has led to a thorough understanding and knowledge of SolidWorks, Pro-Engineering, Inventor, CATIA, FMEA, GD&T, ANSI/ASME, and CNC milling.
EA4118SD5 – MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Mechanical Engineer (BSME) with (2) two years experience in design, testing and assembly for manufacturing environments. Responsibilities encompass design tooling projects, tooling installation, improving existing mechanical systems and liaison between in house and customer vendors. Experience has led to a thorough knowledge of lift systems, aerospace assembly, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Pro Engineer, and MATLAB.
AR4118SD5 – VP OF SUPPLY CHAIN
VP of Supply Chain (BSIT) with significant experience of logistics, operations and supply chain management. Responsibilities encompass transforming the supply chain value proposition, enhancing system wide and bottom line results with a clear vision, and strategy and methodology. Experience has led to a thorough knowledge and understanding of supply chain analytics, statistical analysis, math/ algorithms, and directly improving revenue and profitability.
