Staff Product Sourcing Engineer, Arsenal-1

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Competitive equity grants

Support for recovery

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Staff Product Sourcing Engineer to oversee strategic supply network development and cost management for product hardware. This role involves collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams, ensuring high flexibility in production processes.

The ideal candidate should have at least 10 years of sourcing engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering. The salary range for this position is $143,000 - $191,000, with comprehensive benefits for full-time employees.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in sourcing engineering or supplier development.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Domain expertise in procurement engineering at component & product level.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier selection and partner with strategic suppliers.
• Collaborate on product development and resolve supplier issues.
• Manage CAPEX throughout New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Drive cost engineering activities to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO).

Skills

Supplier engagement

Sourcing engineering

Cost management

Value engineering

Component sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Job description

About the Job

The Staff 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
• 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 engineering or other technical field
• 10+ 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
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

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
• 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
• Active Security Clearance

Salary Range

US Salary Range: $143,000 - $191,000 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.

Benefits

Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including health, recovery, and other supports available at little to no cost to employees. We invest in our people to support them in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.