Altius - Product Sourcing Engineer

Anduril Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Sourcing Engineer to drive strategic supply network development and cost management across product lifecycles. You will collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to align engineering, quality, and manufacturing goals.

The role requires 5+ years in high-tech sourcing, experience with electronics or mechanical design, and strong cost engineering skills. US-based, with equity and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high-tech hardware.
• Experience designing or developing electronics and/or mechanical devices.
• Advanced sourcing activities and supplier management experience.
• Early supplier engagement and cost engineering skills.
• Familiarity with value/procurement engineering or TCO work at component/product level.
• Experience with high-mix, low-volume production environments.
• Startup exposure is a plus.
• U.S. Person status required for export-controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier selection for a specified product using approved supplier list.
• Collaborate with strategic suppliers to accelerate development and define requirements.
• Develop should-cost models and trade-off analyses for cost reduction.
• Drive design development via clear statements of work and BOM management.
• Consolidate manufacturing BOM with Quality & Manufacturing for ramp production.
• Oversee NPI component procurement, CAPEX, and timely delivery.
• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize lead times and flexibility.
• Address component qualifications and supplier rationalization.

Skills

Experience

Electronics

Mechanical design

Sourcing strategy

Supplier development

Value / procurement engineering

TCO optimization

High-mix low-volume

Startup exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Sourcing Engineer 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 folks in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging our 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


• Should cost / Clean sheet models


• Joint design development, via clear statements of work


• Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs


• 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


• Manage the CAPEX throughout NPI


• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility


• Complete the BOM risk assessment, include alternate component sourcing, etc.


• Ensure completion of all component qualifications, ahead of production


• Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization


• 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:

• 5+ years of experience, ideally has background within:
  
  
  
  • Design & 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, ahead of product/engineering requirement realization


• 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


• Some exposure working in a start-up environment


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred. Advanced technical degree or MBA strongly preferred


• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

US Salary Range

$114,000—$152,000 USD

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:

Benefits

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.

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