Varda Space
Senior Sourcing Specialist
$93K–$126K
El Segundo, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Finance.
- Visa sponsorship
- Only hires U.S. persons permitted to access the company’s export-controlled technology without an export license; U.S. persons are U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals admitted as refugees or granted asylum.
About the job
Manages sourcing and procurement of precision-machined components and related commodities for spacecraft and other space hardware, from supplier selection and negotiation through delivery and quality coordination.
What you'll do
- Own purchasing for machined components, including RFQs, purchase orders, supplier order reviews, and delivery tracking.
- Develop supplier relationships and preferred supplier networks; negotiate pricing and lead times and address supply constraints.
- Coordinate with engineering, production, quality, and supply chain teams on design changes, demand planning, inventory, and supplier performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Finance.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience; ideally in space, aerospace, precision medical devices, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech/life sciences, or similar.
- Strategic sourcing of machined or propulsion components; experience translating engineering designs into demand and supply plans.
- Extensive experience using MES/ERP software; able to travel up to 50% of the time.
Nice to have
- Technical skills in coding and computer applications, such as MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, or ION.
- Previous work as a machinist and understanding of manufacturing and material flow.
Pay
$92,820 - $125,580/per year (base salary)
Tools
MES/ERP, MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI
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