Senior Product Sourcing Engineer — DFM, NPI & Cost Leadership

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 in Costa Mesa, California is seeking Product Sourcing Engineers to bridge design and production, ensuring hardware is manufacturable, cost‑effective and scalable from day one.

You’ll embed with design, manufacturing and quality teams, guide DFM/DFA, qualify suppliers, drive cost-curve initiatives, and transition NPIs into production while maintaining security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years in a hybrid engineering / sourcing / supply chain role delivering hardware into production.
• Fluent in engineering drawings, schematics, and CAD models, with solid GD&T instincts to reconcile design tolerances with supplier process capability.
• Track record of working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with suppliers to troubleshoot fab issues, improve yield, and drive rigorous root‑cause corrective action (8D / CAPA).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Design Early: Embed with Design Engineering during concept and prototype phases to run technical reviews, drive DFM/DFA, and align design intent with what suppliers can actually build at rate.
• Qualify the Supply Base: Evaluate and select global suppliers based on technical capability, process maturity, quality systems, and capacity to deliver complex assemblies against aggressive schedules.
• Own the Cost Curve: Lead should‑cost analyses, teardowns, and process assessments to expose cost drivers and drive design‑to‑cost initiatives without compromising performance, reliability, or margin.
• Land NPI into Production: Run the technical transition from NPI into serial production — first‑article inspections, PPAP, yield ramp, and resolution of early‑stage manufacturing issues at the supplier floor.
• De‑Risk the Build: Identify technical single points of failure, qualify alternate processes or sources, and drive ECOs and corrective actions to unblock supplier‑facing build issues before they hit the program.

Skills

DFM/DFA

Cost engineering

Supplier qualification

GD&T

8D CAPA

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing

Tools

CAD

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, California is seeking Product Sourcing Engineers to bridge design and production, ensuring hardware is manufacturable, cost‑effective and scalable from day one.

You’ll embed with design, manufacturing and quality teams, guide DFM/DFA, qualify suppliers, drive cost-curve initiatives, and transition NPIs into production while maintaining security clearances.