Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Counter Intrusion

The Senior Product Sourcing Engineer drives the strategic supply network development and cost management of Anduril's Counter Intrusion product portfolio across their lifecycles.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct supplier selection for specific products, leveraging the approved supplier list.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as concept scoping, feature trade-off/trade tables, should-cost/clean sheet models, joint design development, simulation of mechanical & electronics designs.
• Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with suppliers with high flexibility.
• Manage CAPEX throughout NPI.
• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility.
• Complete the BOM risk assessment, including alternate component sourcing.
• Ensure completion of all component qualifications ahead of production.
• Reduce complexity through commonality optimization and component/supplier rationalization.
• Lead cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle.
• Manage ad-hoc cost issues, such as tariffs/import export cost and cost inflation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices.
• Domain expertise in value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level.
• Ability to travel 10%-40% of the time, variable based on program needs.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or advanced technical degree in mechanical engineering.
• Deeper experience within design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices, advanced sourcing activities, supplier development, early supplier engagement.
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
• Exposure to working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

Benefits: Anduril offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including top-tier benefits for full-time employees.