Sourcing Engineer III

Textron•Slidell, LA

About The Position

Textron Systems is seeking an experienced Electrical/Mechanical Sourcing Engineer with a focus on Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) to support its Strategic Outsourcing Strategy. This role partners with internal customers to identify and develop business opportunities while collaborating with Strategic Sourcing Managers to build effective, stable supplier partnerships and roadmaps. The Senior Sourcing Engineer will serve as the primary technical liaison between engineering and supply chain teams. The role includes providing engineering input on technical producibility and Design for X (DFX) principles to support new product development. It also involves identifying, qualifying, and managing capable suppliers, as well as driving design optimization for supplier manufacturability, assembly, cost, and quality. Additionally, the Senior Sourcing Engineer will support prototyping validation and manufacturing readiness activities to enable a stable transition to production. In addition, the Senior Sourcing Engineer will contribute to upstream supply chain activities, including Bill of Materials (BOM) development, the Plan for Every Part (PFEP) initiative, integration of emerging manufacturing technologies, Design for Manufacturing (DFM) practices, and cost validation and estimating. This position requires close collaboration with Design Engineering (including Integrated Product Teams), Engineering Prototype and Test teams, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality to support prototype builds, analyze supplier performance, and serve as the technical focal point for supplier management.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required.
5+ years’ experience in design environment, as well as in a manufacturing environment or hands-on role.

Nice To Haves

Preferred degrees are Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
Preferred 5+years’ experience in Supply Chain.
Preferred Six Sigma knowledge or Green Belt certified.
Preferred PMP certified.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Sourcing Management and with internal customers (Business Development, Programs, Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.) to provide technical outsourcing recommendations that will support the maturation of business opportunities and program development goals.
Foster relationships and engaging attitude while interacting with a diverse and multi-functional workforce during highly paced project development challenges.
Participate and provide outsourcing technical recommendations during design conceptual reviews.
Align product and process technical requirements with all stakeholders throughout the outsourcing process.
Identify supplier selection criteria and perform down-selection/trade studies with internal stakeholders.
Support the development of technical documentation and requirements (specifications, statements of work, etc.) leading to timely release of information to the supply base.
Facilitate supplier Kick-off Cadence Meetings, Technical Interchange Meetings, Action Lists, Integrated Schedules, and status reporting using Standard work tools and processes.
When requested, provide technical input and support in the review of technical evaluation documentation, complete capability development documentation, and participate in design reviews (TRR, TIM, PDR, CDR, and similar).
Collaborate with Buyers, Sub-Contracts, and Estimating, and IPT teams to develop outsourcing should-cost analysis and sourcing plans.
Collaborate with preferred suppliers and internal cross-functional teams to develop and optimize products and processes, providing recommendations that improve producibility and reduce cost.
Identify and support resolution of supplier gap analysis based on technical & manufacturing readiness assessments to mature the product into a smooth Transition to Production (TTP)
Perform requirements validations for capability and manufacturability, manage and perform Suppler Issue/risk assessments (DFMEA/PFMEA), and identify mitigation strategies that improve cost, schedule, and quality performance.
Help identify performance tracking metrics, developing standardized processes and tools for Product Readiness Reviews (PRR) for assessment analysis & tracking.
Identify cost savings and cost avoidance information for sourcing improvement opportunities.
Build, maintain and grow a database of potential supplier sources that meet performance criteria based on business mission objectives.
Benchmark and work with key suppliers to establish effective yield metrics and performance indicators.
Work with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure supplier quality flow-downs, directives, and requirements are communicated clearly and understood.