Senior Manager, Product Sourcing Engineering, Advanced Effects

Mosaic.tech; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Senior Manager of Product Sourcing Engineering to lead a team of sourcing engineers and subcontract managers, directing strategic sourcing plans across engineering and production.

You will partner with engineering, program management, and finance to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals while driving localization and TCO optimization in a fast-paced defense tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a technical field such as electrical engineering or supply chain.
• 10+ years in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in a supply chain or production role.
• 5+ years in a leadership position.
• Domain expertise in value/procurement engineering or total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret or TS clearance and maintain clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.
• Ability to relocate onsite to Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of supply chain professionals, providing guidance, training, and support.
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies for continuity, quality, efficiency, and cost optimization while enabling scale.
• Negotiate complex commercial terms with suppliers for favorable pricing, quality, delivery, and service terms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute best practices in supply chain.
• Identify process improvements to reduce costs and improve performance with KPIs.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development and localization initiatives.
• Consolidate manufacturing BOMs and ramp production with high flexibility.
• Manage CAPEX across NPI and conduct value-stream mapping to optimize lead times.
• Address tariffs/cost inflation and other cost issues as they arise.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supply chain domain knowledge

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, supply chain, or related technical field

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Manager of Product Sourcing Engineering supports engineering and production teams with the development and execution of sourcing plans. As the Senior Manager, this individual will be responsible for managing a team of sourcing engineers and subcontract managers who will be the central point of contact for all supply chain needs in the product development process internally and externally. In this role, you will work with engineering, product program office and the broader production leadership team to support strategic sourcing initiatives and planning in pursuit of program and manufacturing goals, and lead cross-functional projects to achieve cost, quality, and delivery targets. You will partner closely with the SoCal Product Sourcing Engineering team to execute visions and troubleshoot issues with the supply base, working toward relevant localization.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead and manage a team of supply chain professionals, providing guidance, training, and support. Hire world class talent to continue the rapid expansion of the existing team.
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with overall business goals, aiming for supply continuity, quality, efficiency and cost optimization while enabling the business to scale significantly.
• Negotiate complex commercial terms with suppliers directly to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms.
• Collaborate with other supply chain experts across the company to develop and execute supply chain best practices.
• Collaborate internally with key cross functional leadership teams (e.g., engineering, program management, finance, business line...etc.) to negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems proactively.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall supply chain performance. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to track supply chain health and drive improvements.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as:
• Collaborate closely with other Product Support Engineers (PSEs) on strategic supply chain visions, proactively resolve supplier issues, and drive relevant localization initiatives
• Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, supply chain, or related technical field.
• 10+ years experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment specifically in a supply chain or production-related role focused on complex mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• 5+ years experience in a leadership position.
• Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret or TS clearance and ability to maintain clearance
• Ability to travel up to 30%.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA or Master’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or another related industry.
• Proven leadership in driving and influencing large teams toward common goals.
• Strong team player who can adapt to different roles to support team progress, including individual contributor tasks while managing a small team.

US Salary Range: $146,000 – $220,000 USD

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.