About The Position
The Product Sourcing Engineer supports Warfighter Systems by leading product sourcing, supplier development, component procurement, and cost engineering throughout new product introduction (NPI). The role partners with strategic suppliers and internal Quality, Manufacturing, and engineering stakeholders to develop products, ramp production, optimize supply networks, and manage cost and procurement risks.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience.
- Experience in design and development of electronics and/or mechanical devices is ideally suited to the role.
- Experience with advanced sourcing activities, including work as a commodity or sourcing manager, is ideally suited to the role.
- Experience in supplier development, including technology, process, or supply chain development, is ideally suited to the role.
- Experience with early supplier engagement before product or engineering requirements are fully realized is ideally suited to the role.
- Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or total-cost-of-ownership work at the component and product levels.
- Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
- Strong understanding of contracting processes and program development stages.
- Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and manage program impacts across multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- Strong financial-management skills, including budget development and tracking.
- Willingness to travel as needed, up to 25%.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME or BSEE) or another related technical degree preferred.
- Proven track record designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth.
- Experience with both hardware and software development lifecycles.
- PMP certification or equivalent preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier selection for specific products using the approved supplier list.
- Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development through concept scoping, feature trade-offs, should-cost and clean-sheet models, and joint design development supported by clear statements of work.
- Drive development and consolidation of the manufacturing BOM with Quality and Manufacturing to ramp production internally and with suppliers, maintaining flexibility.
- Ensure all NPI component procurement is completed on time and correctly to support scaling.
- Manage CAPEX throughout NPI.
- Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply-network lead time and flexibility.
- Complete BOM risk assessments, including alternate component sourcing.
- Ensure vendor component qualifications are completed before production.
- Reduce complexity through commonality optimization and component and supplier rationalization.
- Lead cost-engineering activities to align bottoms-up cost curves with product cost and maximize total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle.
- Manage ad hoc cost issues, including tariffs, import/export costs, and cost inflation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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