Product Sourcing Engineer
Core
Drive strategic supply network development and cost management for Anduril's hardware products across their lifecycles.
Role type
Senior Product Sourcing Engineer
Builds
Hardware components for autonomous aerial systems (Altius family) for U.S. military and allies
Domain
Defense technology / Aerospace manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier selection, cost engineering, BOM development, value-stream mapping, vendor qualification, component rationalization, CAPEX management, NPI procurement, trade-off analysis
Preferred skills
Electronics/mechanical device design background, commodity sourcing experience, early supplier engagement, high-mix low-volume product development
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Conduct supplier selection leveraging approved lists; Partner with suppliers on concept scoping, feature trade-offs, and should-cost models; Drive manufacturing BOM development and consolidation; Account for NPI component procurement; Manage CAPEX; Conduct value-stream mapping; Complete BOM risk assessments; Ensure vendor component qualifications; Reduce complexity via commonality optimization; Lead cost engineering to maximize TCO; Manage ad-hoc cost issues like tariffs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC