Supplier Sourcing Engineer, Supply Chain

Arxlight•Oakland, CA

16h

About The Position

The Supplier Sourcing Engineer drives the strategic and tactical supply network development and cost management of Arxlight's product hardware across their lifecycles, by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functionally, including folks in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical field
3+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices
Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or advanced technical degree
Deeper experience within: Design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices; Advanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managers; Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.); Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realization
Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment

Responsibilities

Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging our approved supplier list
Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as: Concept scoping to quickly solidify requirements; Feature trade-off / trade tables; Should cost / Clean sheet models; Joint design development, via clear statements of work; Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
Order and maintain inventory for prototype and NPI builds
Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
Manage the CAPEX throughout NPI
Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
Complete the BOM risk assessment, include alternate component sourcing, etc.
Ensure completion of all component qualifications, ahead of production
Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization
Lead all cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle
Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation