Senior Procurement Engineer
Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Product Sourcing Engineering
Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior Procurement Engineer driving strategic supply network development and cost management of Anduril’s product hardware across lifecycles, collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams including engineering, quality, and manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging approved supplier list
- Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via concept scoping, feature trade-off / trade tables, should cost / clean sheet models, joint design development with clear statements of work, and simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
- Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with suppliers with high flexibility
- Manage the CAPEX throughout NPI
- Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
- Complete the BOM risk assessment, including alternate component sourcing
- Ensure completion of all component qualifications ahead of production
- Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization
- Lead all cost engineering activities to converge bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing total cost of ownership
- Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical field
- 5+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices
- Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
- Ability to travel 10% - 40% of the time, variable based on program needs
- Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
Skills
Required:Supplier selection and evaluationCost engineeringValue-stream mappingBOM managementCAPEX management (NPI)Component qualification
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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