2027 Product Sourcing Engineer Intern

Anduril • Santa Ana, CA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril is seeking Product Sourcing Engineer interns to support strategic supply network development and cost management for product hardware throughout its lifecycle. The role works with suppliers and internal stakeholders in engineering, quality, and manufacturing to develop sourcing strategies, support product development, and scale manufacturing. The internship is a 12-week, in-person program in summer 2027 at one of Anduril’s offices. Interns must return to school for at least one quarter or semester after the internship.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Must return to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.
• Must be a U.S. Person because the role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on the program.
• Must be able to complete a 12-week in-person internship in summer 2027 at one of Anduril’s offices.

Nice To Haves

• Background in design and development of mechanical and/or electronics devices.
• Experience with advanced sourcing activities, including work as a commodity or sourcing manager.
• Experience in supplier development across technology, process, or supply chain.
• Experience with early supplier engagement ahead of product or engineering requirement realization.
• Exposure to value or procurement engineering, or component- and product-level TCO work.
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier selection for a specific product using the approved supplier list.
• Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development through concept scoping, feature trade-offs, total cost of ownership modeling, joint design development, and mechanical and electronics design simulation.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies using market knowledge, supplier rationalization, commodity pricing plans, and efficiency principles.
• Develop and consolidate manufacturing bills of materials with Quality and Manufacturing to ramp production internally and with suppliers.
• Manage all NPI component procurement to ensure it is on time and correct for manufacturing scale-up.
• Manage requests for and verification of supplier-related CAPEX during NPI.
• Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility.
• Complete BOM risk assessments and develop plans based on part-level analysis.
• Ensure relevant stakeholders complete component qualifications ahead of production need dates.
• Reduce supply-chain complexity through commonality optimization and component and supplier rationalization.
• Lead cost engineering activities to align bottom-up cost estimates with product cost and maximize lifecycle total cost of ownership.
• Manage ad-hoc cost issues, including tariffs, import/export costs, and cost inflation.
• Drive the design and implementation of scalable supply-chain processes and systems that meet business requirements.
• Manage project schedules, identify critical-path activities, and proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Hold project teams and stakeholders accountable for deliverables and deadlines, clear roadblocks, and drive decisions.
• Establish program structure, milestones, and operating rhythms to support accountability and results.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and influence without formal authority in ambiguous, high-stakes situations.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Anduril offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package for full-time employees, available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern