Anduril
Senior Sourcing Engineer, Optics and Infrared Materials
$161K–$212K
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8 or more years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns sourcing and supplier outcomes for infrared optics and materials, securing capacity, managing cost and risk, and supporting products from design through production ramp.
What you'll do
- Select and manage suppliers, negotiate commercial agreements, model costs, and secure production capacity.
- Work with engineering on manufacturability and supply-informed design; assess risks, qualify alternate sources, and resolve disruptions.
- Build compliance into supplier and purchasing decisions, including export control, domestic content, and defense acquisition 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 interpret engineering drawings and CAD model and assemblies.
- Travel 10-25% of the time; eligible to access export-controlled technical data under United States export control law; able to obtain and maintain a U.S. secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience in infrared or electro-optical systems, precision optics, photonics, sensors, or other high-precision hardware.
- Advanced technical degree; cost modeling, production ramp, long-term agreements, defense compliance, or fast-moving company experience.
Pay
$161,000 — $212,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAD
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