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(Fastwater Staffing) Product Sourcing Engineer, Warfighter Systems

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Skills

Required

  • Supplier development
  • process
  • supply chain
  • value/procurement engineering / TCO-related
  • program management
  • tracking
  • BSEE

Preferred

  • PMP certification
  • NPI
  • BOM
  • Conduct supplier selection
  • Concept scoping

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

  • Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
  • Accountable for all NPI component procurement, on-time and correctly, to scale

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 vendor 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

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience, ideally has background 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
  • 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
  • Strong understanding of contracting processes and developing stages of program management
  • Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and manage program impacts across multiple stakeholders
  • Strong financial management skills, including budget development and tracking
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred.
  • Willingness to travel as needed (up to 25%)
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance

Preferred

  • Proven track record in 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