Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

The Supplier Engineering Manager drives the strategic supply network development and cost management of Anduril’s product hardware, across their lifecycles, by collaborating with suppliers and cross‑functionally, including stakeholders in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

What You’ll Do

Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging 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

Total Cost of Ownership modeling

Joint design development, via transparent statements of work

Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs

Drive commercial

Development and execution of sourcing strategy via full market knowledge, supplier rationalisation, commodity pricing plan and effective principles to drive efficiency and cost

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 up manufacturing operations

Manage the request for and associated verification of supplier related CAPEX throughout NPI

Conduct value‑stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility

Complete the BOM risk assessment and develop plan per part analysis

Follow through completion of component qualifications by relevant stakeholders, ahead of production need dates

Reduce complexity of supply chain through commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalisation

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

Ideally has background within:

Design & development of mechanical and/or electronics devices

Advanced sourcing activities, including positions working as a commodity/sourcing manager

Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)

Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realisation





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

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree.

Must be eligible to obtain an Australian NV1 clearance

Benefits The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.

Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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📌 Senior Sourcing Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Anduril Industries
📍 Sydney