Remote NPI Prototype Sourcing Lead

Proper Voltage; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Equity

Job summary

Proper Voltage, based in Carlsbad, CA, seeks an NPI Prototype Procurement Manager to own fast-turn prototype sourcing during new product development. You will work closely with engineering, prototype contract manufacturers, and our production sourcing team to ensure timely, cost-effective parts for prototypes and guide transitions to production.

You will own should-cost tracking and flag when markups or supplier choices do not serve long-term production goals, maintaining a clear trail and

Qualifications

• 4+ years in procurement or sourcing supporting new product development in a hardware or industrial product environment.
• Direct experience with fast-turn/quick-turn sourcing (rapid prototyping shops, quick-turn machining or fab, low-volume electronics).
• Comfort working alongside a contract manufacturer’s own sourcing team rather than owning a factory floor directly.
• Experience evaluating whether a prototype-sourced part or supplier is fit to carry into production.
• Ability to operate independently and build process where none exists yet.

Responsibilities

• Run quick-turn RFQs and place orders directly for strategic, long-lead, or clearly production-bound parts during prototype builds.
• Partner with engineering embedded in design reviews and build planning, understanding what’s changing and what’s stabilizing.
• Manage supplier relationships for quick-turn shops separate from our production supplier base.
• Track every part sourced by a prototype CM on our behalf: supplier, cost, and whether it’s fit to carry forward.
• Flag parts that should transition to a qualified production supplier early enough to make the change before it’s expensive.
• Hand off qualified parts and supplier context cleanly to our production sourcing team, with a clear paper trail rather than tribal knowledge.
• Own should-cost tracking on new parts as designs stabilize, flagging cost overruns early.
• Identify where prototype CM markups are worth the convenience and where a direct sourcing decision would save real money.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Contract manufacturers

Independent worker

Prototype sourcing

Job description

Proper Voltage, based in Carlsbad, CA, seeks an NPI Prototype Procurement Manager to own fast-turn prototype sourcing during new product development. You will work closely with engineering, prototype contract manufacturers, and our production sourcing team to ensure timely, cost-effective parts for prototypes and guide transitions to production.

You will own should-cost tracking and flag when markups or supplier choices do not serve long-term production goals, maintaining a clear trail and