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Salary: USD 126,000 - 167,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Senior Product Sourcing Engineer to join the Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team in Huntsville, Alabama. This role drives strategic supply network development and cost management for Anduril's product hardware across their full lifecycles.
You will conduct supplier selection leveraging an approved supplier list and partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development through concept scoping, feature trade-off analysis, should-cost modeling, and joint design development. Key responsibilities include developing and consolidating manufacturing BOMs in collaboration with Quality and Manufacturing teams, managing CAPEX throughout new product introduction (NPI), and conducting value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility.
You will complete BOM risk assessments including alternate component sourcing, ensure all component qualifications are completed ahead of production, and drive complexity reduction through commonality optimization and supplier rationalization. A significant portion of your work involves leading cost engineering activities to converge bottom-up cost curves to product targets while maximizing total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle. You will also manage ad-hoc cost issues such as tariffs, import/export costs, and cost inflation.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field, 5+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics/mechanical devices, and domain expertise in value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work. You must be able to travel up to 25% and relocate to Huntsville if not already local.
Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree, deeper experience in electronics/mechanical design, advanced sourcing activities, supplier development, early supplier engagement, and ideally experience in highly regulatory environments, particularly energetics and solid rocket motor production. Familiarity with high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, fast-paced startup environments, and ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. TS clearance are valued.
