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Supplier Sourcing Engineer, Supply Chain

Arxlight, Oakland, CA, United States


About The Job
The Supplier Sourcing Engineer drives the strategic and tactical supply network development and cost management of Arxlight's product hardware across their lifecycles, by collaborating with suppliers and cross-functionally, including folks in engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

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 suchs 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

Simulation of mechanical & electronics designs

Order and maintain inventory for prototype and NPI builds

Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility

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 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

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical field

3+ 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 up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or advanced technical degree

Deeper experience 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

Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment

Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment

Compensation Range: $110K - $171K

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