Panthalassa
Sourcing Engineer, Fabrication
About this role
A sourcing engineer will bridge early-stage ocean energy technology designs with manufacturing reality, evaluating vendor capabilities and optimizing part sourcing strategies across fabrication, machining, and casting suppliers. You'll partner with engineering teams on design-for-manufacturability decisions and manage supplier relationships through scale.
What you'll do
- Analyze engineering designs and CAD models to identify optimal manufacturing sources based on complexity, materials, and vendor capabilities
- Provide early design feedback on feasibility, costs, lead times, and GD&T tolerancing to optimize designs before production
- Audit and onboard domestic and international fabrication suppliers, mapping equipment capacity to product requirements
- Serve as primary technical contact with suppliers, managing release packages, BOMs, and change orders
- Build and maintain partnerships with contract manufacturers, steel fabricators, and machining suppliers to meet SOW requirements
- Drive continuous improvement in supplier quality, cost, and delivery performance
What they're looking for
- Blueprint and GD&T interpretation
- Manufacturing process knowledge (machining, welding, forging, casting)
- Supplier vetting and capability auditing
- CAD software review and analysis
- Design for manufacturability (DFM)
- Global sourcing and supply chain strategy
- Vendor management and relationship building
- Technical communication and documentation
Benefits
- Equity ownership in the company
- Flexible paid time off
- 100% company-paid gold-level PPO health insurance for employee, partners, and dependents
- 100% company-paid dental insurance for employee, partners, and dependents
- 100% company-paid vision insurance
- Opportunity to shape sustainable ocean energy technology at scale
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Panthalassa
Panthalassa develops renewable energy technology that harnesses ocean resources, building autonomous deep-sea systems and offshore structures to generate sustainable power. The company is hiring mechanical engineers, structural engineers, electrical infrastructure engineers, and IT engineers to design, deploy, and maintain these innovative ocean-based energy systems.
View all jobs at PanthalassaLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a complex part you sourced—how did you evaluate supplier capabilities and ensure manufacturability?
- Describe your experience reading and interpreting GD&T on engineering drawings. How have you used this in supplier audits?