Senior Product Sourcing Engineer

Anduril Industries; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Product Sourcing Engineer in Huntsville to lead strategic supply network development and cost management across product lifecycles. You will collaborate with suppliers, engineers, quality, and manufacturing to build robust BOMs, drive cost optimization, and ensure timely qualifications for production.

The role requires 5+ years in sourcing, strong TCO focus, and willingness to travel up to 25%. Onsite relocation to Huntsville, AL is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field.
• 5+ years in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement, or design of electronics/mechanical devices.
• Value/procurement engineering or TCO experience at component/product level.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Onsite in Huntsville, AL (relocation if needed).

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier selection using approved supplier list.
• Collaborate with strategic suppliers to accelerate development (requirements, trade-offs, should-cost, joint design).
• Develop and consolidate manufacturing BOM with Quality & Manufacturing.
• Manage CAPEX throughout NPI.
• Map value streams to optimize lead time and flexibility.
• Complete BOM risk assessment with alternate sourcing.
• Ensure component qualifications ahead of production.
• Reduce complexity via commonality and supplier rationalization.
• Lead cost engineering to converge cost curves and maximize total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Address ad-hoc cost issues (tariffs, import/export, inflation).

Skills

Sourcing engineering

Supplier engagement

Electronics design

Mechanical design

Value engineering

Travel 25%

Relocation to Huntsville

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

Simulation software

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 TEAM

The Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is on a mission to build next generation solid rocket motors for a safer, more connected world. To achieve our vision of becoming a large-volume provider of tactical rocket motors, we will develop differentiated products and services that maximize our customers’ capabilities, and we will establish and maintain a reputation of Quality and Reliability.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Product 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

• 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 engineering or other technical field
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices
• Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Huntsville, AL

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or advanced technical degree

• Deeper experience 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

• Ideal candidate has worked in highly regulatory environment, preferably energetics and solid rocket motor (SRM) production

• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment

• Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

US Salary Range

$126,000—$167,000 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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