Senior Product Sourcing Engineer
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<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3>ABOUT THE TEAM </h3> <p>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.<br><br>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.</p> <h3>ABOUT THE JOB</h3> <p>We are looking for a Senior Product Sourcing Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Quonset Point, RI. 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.<br><br><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging approved supplier list.</li> <li>Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as:</li> <ul> <li>Concept scoping to quickly solidify requirements</li> <li>Feature trade-off / trade tables</li> <li>Total Cost of Ownership modeling</li> <li>Joint design development, via clear statements of work</li> <li>Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs</li> <li>Drive commercial</li> </ul> <li>Development and execution of sourcing strategy via full market knowledge, supplier rationalization, commodity pricing plan and effective principles to drive efficiency and cost</li> <li>Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility</li> <li>Accountable for all NPI component procurement, on-time and correctly, to scale up manufacturing operations</li> <li>Manage the request for and associated verification of supplier related CAPEX throughout NPI</li> <li>Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility</li> <li>Complete the BOM risk assessment and develop plan per part analysis</li> <li>Follow through completion of component qualifications by relevant stakeholders, ahead of production need dates</li> <li>Reduce complexity of supply chain through commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalisation</li> <li>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</li> <li>Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation</li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree.</li> <li>Ideally has background within:</li> <ul> <li>Design & development of mechanical and/or electronics devices</li> <li>Advanced sourcing activities, including positions working as a commodity/sourcing manager</li> <li>Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)</li> <li>Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realization</li> </ul> <li>Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level</li> <li>Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment</li> <li>Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$126,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$167,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">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:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Healthcare Benefits </span></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><span data-contrast="none">US Roles:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="none">UK & AUS Roles:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">IE Roles:</span></strong> <span data-contrast="none">We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Additional Benefits</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Income Protection</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Generous time off</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">: Highly competitive PTO plans with </span><span data-contrast="none">a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">F
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