Altius - Product Sourcing Engineer
Anduril· Hardware Operations : Launched Effects Supply Chain
Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
The Product Sourcing Engineer drives strategic supply network development and cost management for Anduril’s product hardware across lifecycles, collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams to accelerate development and scale manufacturing of the Altius system family.
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging our 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, Should cost / Clean sheet models, Joint design development, via clear statements of work
- 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
- Manage the CAPEX throughout NPI
- Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
- Complete the BOM risk assessment, include alternate component sourcing, etc.
- Ensure completion of all vendor component qualifications, ahead of production
- Reduce complexity: 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
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, which requires regular interaction with production and manufacturing stakeholders and frequently working directly on the production floor.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience, ideally has background within: Design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices
- Advanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managers
- Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred
- U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to contractual obligations
Skills
Required:Supplier selectionCost engineeringBOM managementNPI procurement
Benefits
- Benefits detailed by Anduril in the company-wide package (comprehensive, competitive benefits; health, recovery, and related support)
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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