SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Cost Value Engineer to drive strategic supply chain development and cost management for the Intelligence Systems & Space business line. This is an end-to-end supply chain ownership role responsible for engineering support, vendor onboarding and development, sourcing, pricing, and Bill of Material (BOM) negotiation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conduct deep dives into engineering BOMs, working closely with engineering teams to ensure parts can be sourced at target cost levels
- Execute supplier selection and onboard unique vendors to support Space & Intelligence programs
- Drive on-time delivery by developing innovative solutions to overcome traditional aerospace lead-time constraints
- Partner with strategic suppliers on concept scoping, feature trade-offs, should-cost modeling, and joint design development
- Develop and consolidate manufacturing BOMs while coordinating with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing for production ramp
- Manage total program costs including New Product Introduction (NPI) and mass production phases
- Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
- Complete BOM risk assessments and ensure component qualifications ahead of production
- Drive cost engineering activities to converge bottom-up cost curves to product targets, maximizing total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Manage ad-hoc cost issues including tariffs, import/export costs, and cost inflation
- Resolve supply chain issues to ensure on-time delivery at or below target cost
Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field; 8+ years in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement/development, or design of electronics/mechanical devices; domain expertise in value/procurement engineering or TCO work; active U.S. Secret or TS clearance; ability to travel 10-40%; willingness to relocate to Costa Mesa.
Preferred: Master's degree; experience in electronics/mechanical design, advanced sourcing, supplier development, early supplier engagement, high-mix low-volume environments, startup settings, space industry, or commercial subcontract management.
