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Job description
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 is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 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, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of seabed exploration. Anduril has brought to the market a unique, ultra-long-range, full-ocean-depth platform, and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from "large" to "extra-large" vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on multi-million-dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) AUV operations.
As our Maritime team continues to quickly grow, we are looking for motivated candidates that are inspired to work within an extremely energetic, creative, and innovative team that is passionate about subsea robotics and exploring the open ocean. We work in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Product Sourcing Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategic supply network development and cost management of Anduril’s product hardware, across their lifecycles, by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functionally, including stakeholders in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging 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
Total Cost of Ownership modeling
Joint design development, via clear statements of work
Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
Development and execution of sourcing strategy via full market knowledge, supplier rationalization, commodity pricing plan and effective principles to drive efficiency and cost
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 up manufacturing operations
Manage the request for and associated verification of supplier related CAPEX throughout NPI
Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
Complete the BOM risk assessment and develop plan per part analysis
Follow through completion of component qualifications by relevant stakeholders, ahead of production need dates
Reduce complexity of supply chain through 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
Drive the design and implementation of new supply chain processes and systems, ensuring they meet business requirements and are built for scale
Manage project schedules, identify critical path activities, and proactively identify and mitigate risks to keep initiatives on track
Hold project teams and stakeholders accountable for deliverables and deadlines, navigating organizational complexity to clear roadblocks and drive decisions
Establish program structure, milestones, and operating rhythms to ensure accountability and drive results across the business
Drive alignment across stakeholders and influence without formal authority in ambiguous, high-stakes situations
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree.
Ideally has background within:
Design & development of mechanical and/or electronics devices
Advanced sourcing activities, including positions working as a commodity/sourcing manager
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
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
US Salary Range
$129,000 — $171,000 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:
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 .
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Worksite address
costa mesa, CA, 92626, US
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