Anduril
Senior Global Supply Manager, Sensors and Optics
$161K–$212K
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8 or more years across the listed fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns end-to-end sourcing and supplier outcomes for infrared optics, sensors, and related assemblies as products move from development into production.
What you'll do
- Select and manage suppliers, negotiate commercial terms, and secure capacity ahead of production ramps.
- Build cost models, manage supply risks and alternates, and resolve supplier disruptions.
- Partner with engineering on manufacturability and specifications, while incorporating sourcing compliance requirements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 8 or more years across sourcing engineering, commodity management, supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or cost engineering.
- Experience owning supplier relationships involving technical assessment and commercial negotiation.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CAD model and assemblies.
Nice to have
- Experience in infrared or electro-optical systems, precision optics, photonics, sensors, or other high-precision hardware.
- Should-cost or clean-sheet cost modeling, design-to-cost, or value engineering work.
Pay
USD 161,000–212,000 base salary
Tools
CAD, Germanium crystal, Chalcogenide infrared glass, optical coatings, Detector and dewar assemblies, cold filters, cryocoolers
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