Anduril Industries

Product Sourcing Engineer

Anduril Industries$111K — $147K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices
  • Advanced sourcing experience with roles in commodity/sourcing management
  • Experience in supplier development across technology, process, and supply chain
  • Proficient in value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at both the component and product level
  • Familiar with high-tech product development in a high-mix, low-volume environment
  • Experience in start-up settings preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred
  • U.S. Person status required for access to export controlled data

Responsibilities

  • Conduct supplier selection using the approved supplier list
  • Partner with suppliers to expedite product development through concept scoping
  • Lead joint design development with clear statements of work
  • Drive the creation and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM
  • Oversee NPI component procurement ensuring accuracy and timeliness
  • Manage CAPEX throughout the NPI process
  • Optimize supply network lead time and flexibility through value-stream mapping
  • Perform BOM risk assessments and alternate component sourcing
  • Ensure all component qualifications are completed before production
  • Reduce complexity through commonality optimization and supplier rationalization
  • Lead cost engineering activities to align costs with product pricing and TCO

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package with minimal employee cost
  • Support for health and recovery
  • Investment in employee well-being
  • Access to competitive equity grants
  • Additional top-tier benefits for full-time employees
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

ABOUT THE JOB
The 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
    • Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
    • Accountable for all NPI component procurement, on-time and correctly, to scale
    • 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:
    • 5+ years of experience, ideally has background within:
      • Design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices
    • Advanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managers
    • Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)
    • Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realization
    • Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level.
    • Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
    • Some exposure working in a start-up environment
    • Bachelor's degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred. Advanced technical degree or MBA strongly preferred
    • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data


US Salary Range

$111,000-$147,000 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. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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