What You'll Do Day-To-DayUnder moderate supervision, this position directly supports the strategic sourcing and acquisition of specialized technical materials, components, equipment, and services critical to our engineering operations.
- Collaborate on Design: Partner with design engineers during early development to define technical specifications, material requirements, and manufacturing feasibility.
- Review Technical Documents: Analyze engineering drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs) to align design intent with strategic procurement goals.
- Guide Internal Teams: Provide technical expertise regarding material selection, optimal production processes, and supplier capabilities.
- Evaluate Suppliers: Lead the technical qualification of prospective vendors through on-site audits of their quality systems and production capacity.
- Resolve Technical Issues: Address and troubleshoot supplier manufacturing challenges to guarantee parts consistently meet quality specifications.
- Execute Sourcing Plans: Coordinate strategic sourcing initiatives, including complex make-or-buy analyses for custom-fabricated components.
- Maintain Compliance: Ensure all purchasing activities align with corporate policies, industry regulations, and ethical sourcing standards.
- Build Supplier Panels: Research and identify long-term manufacturing partners capable of supporting the company's future production scaling.
- Mitigate Supply Chain Risks: Identify and neutralize launch risks, including single-source bottlenecks, intellectual property vulnerabilities, and geopolitical factors.
What You'll Bring- Bachelor's degree in science or technical field.
- Minimum of 6 years of related experience or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
- Experience interpreting complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, and BOMs to ensure strict compliance with nuclear industry regulations and quality control standards.
- Experience managing team priorities and cultivated strong vendor relationships, leveraging procurement and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to oversee project lifelines.
- Ability to resolve complex operational issues, facilitating clear collaboration between technical staff, executive management, and customers through detailed reporting and presentations.
- Ability to apply specialized knowledge of material machining, forming, and welding (gained in manufacturing/aerospace/construction) to streamline supply chain and procurement strategies.
Total Rewards PackageTotal Rewards Package - Salary: $85,000-$116,000 and may also include annual incentives and performance bonuses. The base salary range is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
- Health & Wellness: Multiple medical plan options, dental & vision coverage, life insurance, long- and short-term disability, and optional supplemental plans (critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, dependent life).
- Retirement: 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid Time Off: Up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 sick days, and 13 paid holidays annually.
- Extra Perks: Lifestyle spending account, employer paid mental health support, education reimbursement, professional development opportunities, adoption assistance, parental leave, and employee assistance programs.
