Sourcing Engineering Lead

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Sourcing Engineer Lead will lead a small high-performing team in executing sourcing initiatives. As a lead leverage extensive experience in negotiating and securing strategic commercial agreements with demonstrated success in driving cost savings and enhancing supply chain flexibility through high-impact negotiations that support manufacturing scale-up and long-term operational goals.

WHAT YOULL DO:

Leverage robust negotiation experience to secure strategic supplier agreements ensuring favorable terms that support scalable manufacturing operations and drive cost-efficiency.
Develop and lead supplier selection for specific products using our approved supplier list and/or identify new partners
Collaborate and lead the partnership with strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders to accelerate product development through:

Concept scoping for rapid requirement validation
Feature trade-off analysis and trade tables
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling
Joint design development under clear statements of work
Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
Driving and owning the outcome of commercial negotiations with internal stakeholders such as program management and legal personnel

Develop and execute sourcing strategies using market insights supplier rationalisation and commodity pricing plans across all product lines
Lead and drive cost engineering efforts to converge cost models with product targets while maximizing TCO.
Collaboratively drive on-time availability of NPI component procurement and ensure suppliers execute their manufacturing scale-up plans effectively by monitoring progress enforcing quality standards and coordinating closely to meet target timelines.
Lead and own complete BOM risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
Collaborate with stakeholders to reduce complexity of supply chain through commonality optimisation & component/supplier rationalisation.
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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Extensive experience in negotiating and securing strategic commercial agreements with demonstrated success in driving cost savings and enhancing supply chain flexibility through high-impact negotiations that support manufacturing scale-up and long-term operational goals.
Ideally has background within:

Design & development of mechanical and/or electronics devices
Advanced sourcing activities including positions working as a commodity/sourcing manager
Supplier development (technology process supply chain etc.)
Early supplier engagement ahead of product/engineering requirement realisation

Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix low-volume environment
Bachelors degree in engineering (BSME BSEE) or other related technical degree.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian NV2 clearance

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Healthcare Benefits

US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

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Leverage robust negotiation experience to secure strategic supplier agreements ensuring favorable terms that support scalable manufacturing operations and drive cost-efficiency.
Develop and lead supplier selection for specific products using our approved supplier list and/or identify new partners
Collaborate and lead the partnership with strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders to accelerate product development through:

Concept scoping for rapid requirement validation
Feature trade-off analysis and trade tables
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling
Joint design development under clear statements of work
Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs
Driving and owning the outcome of commercial negotiations with internal stakeholders such as program management and legal personnel

Develop and execute sourcing strategies using market insights supplier rationalisation and commodity pricing plans across all product lines
Lead and drive cost engineering efforts to converge cost models with product targets while maximizing TCO.
Collaboratively drive on-time availability of NPI component procurement and ensure suppliers execute their manufacturing scale-up plans effectively by monitoring progress enforcing quality standards and coordinating closely to meet target timelines.
Lead and own complete BOM risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
Collaborate with stakeholders to reduce complexity of supply chain through commonality optimisation & component/supplier rationalisation.
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.