Strategic Sourcing Engineer, DeepMind
Mountain View, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years of experience in sourcing, commodity management, supplier engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, or a related hardware function.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Executes sourcing strategies for hardware commodities, partnering with Engineering to select suppliers, negotiate commercial terms, manage supply risks, and support product development through production scale-up.
What you'll do
- Develop commodity sourcing strategies and translate product roadmaps into supplier strategies from R&D through production.
- Evaluate and select suppliers, lead sourcing and negotiations, and build resilient supply chains.
- Manage supplier performance and continuous improvement through qualification, NPI, production ramp, and issue resolution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed technical or supply-chain field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience sourcing and managing hardware components, assemblies, or manufacturing processes, and evaluating supplier technical and manufacturing capabilities.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a listed technical or supply-chain field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience leading supplier selection, RFQ/RFP processes, cost analysis, commercial negotiations, supplier development, and cross-functional product development through production ramp.
Pay
USD 212000 - 230000 (base salary)
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