Senior Sourcing Engineer, Advanced Effects

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end supplier lifecycle, leading global market discovery, technical qualification, and structured onboarding of manufacturing partners into our supply network
• Architect and execute multi-million dollar, cross-commodity negotiation strategies to maximize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across the entire product lifecycle
• Partner with strategic suppliers during early-stage development to accelerate NPI velocity via: Concept scoping to rapidly define and lock technical requirements
• Feature trade-off analyses and design trade tables
• Bottom-up "should-cost" and clean-sheet cost modeling
• Joint design development governed by clear Statements of Work (SOWs)
• DFM reviews and simulation of complex mechanical and electronics designs
• Drive the consolidation and architecture of the manufacturing BOM (mBOM) in partnership with Quality and Manufacturing to ensure seamless ramp-up internally and externally

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 6+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices
• Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level
• Ability to travel 10% - 40% of the time, variable based on program needs
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
• Master’s degree or advanced technical degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering
• Deep technical and commercial sourcing expertise across key manufacturing commodities: PCBA & Electronics: SMT assembly, bare board fabrication, active/passive components, and turnkey electronics manufacturing
• Injection Molding: High-precision tooling, multi-cavity tool design, resin selection, DFM, and process validation