Senior Sourcing Engineer

About the role

You own engineering-led supplier strategy for our most complex, highest-impact programs—architecting supply chain excellence, mentoring sourcing talent, and resolving critical manufacturing challenges that directly drive competitive advantage. As the Senior Sourcing Engineer, you bridge Engineering and Procurement at a strategic level, leveraging deep technical expertise to unlock supplier innovation, accelerate program execution, and align capabilities with our most ambitious quality, cost, delivery, and design objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering-led sourcing strategy, supplier development, and outsourced manufacturing execution.
• Provide strategic technical leadership across supplier qualification, vendor management, manufacturability analysis, and supply chain risk mitigation.
• Resolve critical sourcing challenges, mentor junior sourcing personnel, lead cross-functional initiatives, and align supplier capabilities with organizational quality, cost, delivery, and innovation objectives.
• Bridge Engineering and Procurement at a strategic level, leveraging extensive technical expertise and supplier relationship management to ensure competitive advantage and program success.
• Lead sourcing strategy and supplier development initiatives across engineering-driven products, prototypes, capex systems, fixtures, tools, and complex externally manufactured assemblies, coordinating across Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Production, and Support Products.
• Identify, evaluate, vet, and qualify new suppliers across diverse manufacturing capabilities including machining, fabrication, welding, finishing, plastics processing, and raw material supply; establish supplier capability profiles and performance benchmarks.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, bills of material, tolerances, materials, and finishes to identify sourcing risks, manufacturability constraints, and opportunities for cost and lead-time optimization before RFQ or manufacturing activity.
• Collaborate directly with suppliers to clarify engineering intent, evaluate manufacturability, identify capability gaps, and resolve complex manufacturing questions; apply engineering judgment to triage issues and escalate design-critical or quality-critical decisions appropriately.
• Prepare clear technical assessments, trade-off analyses, and recommended solutions when supplier feedback, manufacturing constraints, material availability, or tolerance questions require engineering review; drive decisions forward in partnership with design engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in mechanical design, product development, manufacturing engineering, or related engineering/manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical sourcing, supplier coordination, or supplier development experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with machine shops, fabrication shops, contract manufacturers, and other external manufacturing partners; track record of successful supplier relationships and supplier development.
• Deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, tolerances, finishes, quality systems, and manufacturing constraints across multiple disciplines (machining, fabrication, welding, finishing, plastics).
• Advanced ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, bills of material, and supplier documentation; experience with technical documentation review and clarification.
• Proficiency with CAD software; demonstrated ability to make part, drawing, and manufacturing instruction updates under design engineer direction and in accordance with change-control processes.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and relationship-management skills; track record of building and maintaining productive long-term supplier relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems. Experience with sourcing tools, procurement systems, or supplier quality management systems preferred.
• Advanced experience with supplier audits, supplier performance evaluations, first article review, supplier issue resolution, and supplier development programs.

Qualifications

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans.
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts.
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services.
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday Ready.

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in mechanical design, product development, manufacturing engineering, or related engineering/manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical sourcing, supplier coordination, or supplier development experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with machine shops, fabrication shops, contract manufacturers, and other external manufacturing partners; track record of successful supplier relationships and supplier development.
• Deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, tolerances, finishes, quality systems, and manufacturing constraints across multiple disciplines (machining, fabrication, welding, finishing, plastics).
• Advanced ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, bills of material, and supplier documentation; experience with technical documentation review and clarification.
• Proficiency with CAD software; demonstrated ability to make part, drawing, and manufacturing instruction updates under design engineer direction and in accordance with change-control processes.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and relationship-management skills; track record of building and maintaining productive long-term supplier relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems. Experience with sourcing tools, procurement systems, or supplier quality management systems preferred.
• Advanced experience with supplier audits, supplier performance evaluations, first article review, supplier issue resolution, and supplier development programs.

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans.
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts.
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services.
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday Ready.

Pay

$124,700 - $161,200

Schedule

On-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo, CA.