Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Core Tech

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

Responsibilities:

• Conduct supplier selection for specific products, leveraging the approved supplier list.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development through activities such as concept scoping, feature trade-off tables, should-cost models, joint design development, and simulation of mechanical and electronics designs.
• Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality and Manufacturing to ramp production internally and with suppliers.
• Manage CAPEX throughout NPI.
• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility.
• Complete BOM risk assessments, 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 total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle.
• Manage ad-hoc cost issues, such as tariffs and import/export costs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ 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 and product level.
• Ability to travel 10-40% of the time, variable based on program needs.
• Ability to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or advanced technical degree in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in design and development of electronics and/or mechanical devices.
• Advanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managers.
• Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.).
• 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 benefits package, including top-tier benefits for full-time employees.