Senior Sourcing Engineer

Anduril Industries; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Sydney is seeking a Supplier Engineering Manager to drive strategic supply network development and cost management across product lifecycles. You will collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams including engineering, quality, and manufacturing to optimize value and reliability.

You will lead supplier selection, develop sourcing strategies, model TCO, and accelerate development through early engagement, joint design, and clear statements of work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or related technical degree.
• Experience in value/procurement engineering or TCO analysis at component/product level.
• Background in designing or developing mechanical/electronic devices is preferred.
• Experience with high-tech, high-mix, low-volume environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier selection for a specific product from approved lists.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategy with market knowledge and supplier rationalisation.
• Lead BOM development with Quality & Manufacturing for ramped production.
• Manage NPI component procurement ensuring on-time, correct availability.
• Perform value-stream mapping to optimise lead times and flexibility.
• Converge cost engineering to maximize total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Handle ad-hoc cost issues including tariffs and cost inflation.

Skills

Supplier engagement

Cost engineering

Sourcing experience

NPI / BOM management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (BSME/BSEE) or related technical degree

Job description

The Supplier Engineering Manager drives the strategic supply network development and cost management of Anduril’s product hardware, across their lifecycles, by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functionally, including stakeholders in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging approved supplier list.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as:
• Concept scoping to quickly solidify requirements
• Feature trade-off / trade tables
• Total Cost of Ownership modeling
• Joint design development, via clear statements of work
• Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
• Drive commercial
• Development and execution of sourcing strategy via full market knowledge, supplier rationalisation, commodity pricing plan and effective principles to drive efficiency and cost
• Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
• Accountable for all NPI component procurement, on-time and correctly, to scale up manufacturing operations
• Manage the request for and associated verification of supplier related CAPEX throughout NPI
• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
• Complete the BOM risk assessment and develop plan per part analysis
• Follow through completion of component qualifications by relevant stakeholders, ahead of production need dates
• Reduce complexity of supply chain through commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalisation
• Lead all 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 e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ideally has background within:
• Design & development of mechanical and/or electronics devices
• Advanced sourcing activities, including positions working as a commodity/sourcing manager
• Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realisation
• Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree.
• Must be eligible to obtain an Australian NV1 clearance

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.