Company Overview Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril changes how military systems are designed, built, and sold. Its family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real‑time, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months rather than years.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 listPartner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as: Concept scoping to quickly solidify requirementsFeature trade‑off / trade tablesShould cost / Clean sheet modelsJoint design development, via clear statements of workSimulation of mechanical & electronics designsDrive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibilityAccountable for all NPI component procurement, on‑time and correctly, to scaleManage the CAPEX throughout NPIConduct value‑stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibilityComplete the BOM risk assessment, include alternate component sourcing, etc.Ensure completion of all component qualifications, ahead of productionReduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalizationLead all cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms‑up cost curve to product cost, maximizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycleManage ad‑hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflationREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ years of experience, ideally has background within: Design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devicesAdvanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managersSupplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realizationDomain 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 environmentSome exposure working in a start‑up environmentBachelor's degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred. Advanced technical degree or MBA strongly preferredU.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled dataSalary Range $111,000 — $147,000 USDBenefits 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
