NPI Sourcing Manager
Core
Lead strategic sourcing and outsourcing of critical radar hardware from prototypes to volume production, ensuring manufacturability and cost efficiency.
Role type
Senior NPI Sourcing Manager
Builds
Radar hardware components (microelectronics, RF electronics, custom enclosures, computing modules) for aviation, wind farm, and infrastructure protection applications
Domain
Defense & Aerospace / Radar Technology / Hardware Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation and negotiation, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), cost analysis, commercial contracting, lifecycle management, risk mitigation, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
International travel, Dutch language proficiency
Technologies
ERP systems, stage-gate development lifecycles
Responsibilities
Integrate suppliers early in the NPI process to enforce DFM and Design for Cost; Supervise strategic acquisition and outsourcing projects for hardware categories; Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with global suppliers for specialized radar components; Lead should-cost analyses and establish dual-sourcing strategies; Guide sourcing through stage-gate phases from EVT/DVT to volume production; Partner with Quality and Manufacturing on First Article Inspections and supply chain efficiency KPIs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC