Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electrical

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Product Sourcing Engineering

This role is for a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electrical at Anduril, a defense technology company. The primary focus is on managing and optimizing the supply chain for electrical components, ensuring supplier capabilities meet production goals for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The role involves working with internal teams and external suppliers to qualify and implement product designs, manage production tooling, and drive process improvements throughout the product lifecycle. While the company utilizes AI and advanced technologies like computer vision, this specific role is centered on manufacturing and supply chain operations for electrical components, not direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and manage the electrical commodities/subcategories (cables, harness, capacitors, connectors, PCB/PCBA, chips, etc.) to execute supplier production (NPI to full production) strategies across Anduril’s business lines
  2. Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
  3. Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory lay out, facilities, workforce for supplier inclusion in Approved Supplier List
  4. Support Supply Chain Product Sourcing Engineers (PSE), Supply Chain Global Strategic Sourcing Management (GSS) and Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) in ensuring Suppliers' understanding and adherence to the criteria for part quality set by SQE
  5. Own bringing up new production tooling & lines, development at Supplier as needed, at Supplier sites to ensure materials, processes & tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality (criteria set by SQE) and demand requirements

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • 6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with specific category technical expertise, as applicable, electronics manufacturing, SMT processing, GD&T
  • Ability to travel at least 50% of the time
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related technical field
  • Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or another related industry
  • Strong understanding of quality systems, standards, and certifications
  • Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
  • Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance