Strategic Hardware Sourcing Engineer for NPI

Anduril Industries; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Morrisville, NC is seeking a Sr Product Sourcing Engineer to lead strategic supply network development and cost management across product lifecycles, collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes supplier selection, make-or-buy decisions, BOM consolidation, cost engineering, and risk assessment to optimize total cost of ownership while ensuring on-time production and adherence to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 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 Morrisville, NC.

Responsibilities

• 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, feature trade-offs, should cost/clean sheet models, joint design development with clear statements of work, and simulation of mechanical and electronics designs.
• Drive make verse buy analysis.
• Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM with Quality & Manufacturing to ramp production internally and with our suppliers.
• 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 total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle.
• Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation.

Skills

Sourcing engineering

Supplier engagement

Cost management

Value/TCO analysis

Travel up to 25%

On-site Morrisville relocation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering (preferred)

Job description

Anduril Industries in Morrisville, NC is seeking a Sr Product Sourcing Engineer to lead strategic supply network development and cost management across product lifecycles, collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes supplier selection, make-or-buy decisions, BOM consolidation, cost engineering, and risk assessment to optimize total cost of ownership while ensuring on-time production and adherence to regulatory standards.