(Fastwater Staffing) Product Sourcing Engineer, Warfighter Systems

What you'll do:

- 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

Required qualifications:

- 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
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- 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 qualifications:

- 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