Anduril Industries
Product Sourcing Engineer
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Product Sourcing Engineer to drive strategic supplier relationships and cost optimization across defense drone hardware lifecycles. You'll manage supplier selection, new product introduction procurement, BOM development, and cost engineering while collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams.
What you'll do
- Conduct supplier selection and early engagement activities including concept scoping and design trade-off analysis
- Develop and consolidate manufacturing BOMs while managing NPI component procurement and CAPEX throughout product ramps
- Partner with suppliers on joint design development, mechanical/electronics simulation, and statements of work
- Lead cost engineering activities and value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time, flexibility, and total cost of ownership
- Complete BOM risk assessments, component qualifications, and manage ad-hoc cost issues such as tariffs and inflation
- Drive complexity reduction through component commonality optimization and supplier rationalization
What they're looking for
- Supplier selection and development
- New product introduction (NPI) procurement
- Cost engineering and value engineering
- BOM development and management
- Supply chain optimization and value-stream mapping
- Electronics and mechanical design knowledge
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience managing supplier relationships from early design phases through production ramp—what was your most impactful cost reduction?
- Describe a complex BOM you developed for a high-mix, low-volume product. How did you handle component qualification and risk mitigation?