Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Deployed Special Projects

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Senior Product Sourcing Engineer for our Deployed Special Projects team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will architect critical supply chains and cost strategies, embedding with on-site engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to solve high-stakes challenges.

You will travel ~60% of the time, collaborate with suppliers, and lead cost engineering to optimize BOMs and total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a technical field.
• 8+ years in sourcing engineering or related roles.
• Experience with value/Procurement engineering or TCO analyses at component/product level.
• Willingness to travel ~60% and relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Select suppliers from approved list to support a specific product.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate development via scoping, trade studies, and should-cost models.
• Develop and consolidate a manufacturing BOM with QA/Manufacturing teams.
• Manage CAPEX throughout NPI.
• Map value streams to optimize lead time and flexibility.
• Complete BOM risk assessments with alternate sourcing.
• Ensure component qualifications ahead of production.
• Reduce complexity through commonality and supplier rationalization.
• Lead cost engineering to converge cost curves toward product cost.
• Address ad-hoc cost issues including tariffs and inflation.

Skills

Sourcing engineering

Supplier engagement

Electronics design

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, 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

As a Senior Product Sourcing Engineer on our Deployed Special Projects team, you will architect the critical supply chains and cost strategies powering Anduril's revolutionary hardware from concept to deployment. You’ll embed on the ground with elite engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams, traveling directly to key sites and suppliers to solve high‑stakes challenges in real‑time. If you are looking for a dynamic, high‑visibility role where your boots‑on‑the‑ground efforts directly accelerate the future of defense technology, this is your mission.

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 supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 8+ 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 ~60% of the time, variable based on program needs
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree or advanced technical degree in mechanical engineering
• 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
• 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 $146,000—$194,000 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.