Senior Commodity Manager, Imaging HardwareActiveCA$179K

Anduril Imaging builds electro-optical and infrared sensor systems that go on Anduril platforms as well as our own stand-alone products. The hardware is precision optics, cooled infrared detectors, custom electronics, and tight-tolerance electromechanical assemblies.

What you'll do

• Own suppliers end to end. Identify and select sources, run requests for: quote, drive input to make-buy decisions, and serve as the commercial and technical owner of the relationship. Supplier signals currently reach Anduril through several uncoordinated paths. You will be the conduit that keeps them consistent across programs.

• Negotiate the commercial structure. Draft and negotiate pricing, capacity: commitments, lead times, payment, warranty, and service terms. Build toward long-term agreements where they secure capacity. Sequence leverage deliberately so commitments buy terms rather than just parts.

• Build the cost model, then use it. Develop should-cost and clean-sheet: models, run cost-breakdown analysis on quotes, and drive total cost of ownership across the lifecycle. Reconcile bill of material cost against finance so product cost reflects what the parts actually cost.

• Secure capacity ahead of ramp. Map supply network lead time and flexibility,: place coverage against demand well before it is needed, and resolve capacity gaps before they become schedule problems. Suppliers in this space book out far in advance. The job is to be early.

• Engage engineering before the design locks. Give design for manufacturability: feedback, influence specifications using supply intelligence on availability, lead time, and lifecycle health, so design decisions account for supply reality instead of discovering it.

• De-risk the bill of material. Complete risk assessments, qualify alternates: and second sources, drive commonality and supplier rationalization, and manage obsolescence before it gates a build.

What they're looking for

• Escalate and clear blockers. Participate in program reviews and operational: escalation forums. Triage supply disruptions, resolve shortages, and drive supplier issues to conclusion, including executive escalation when it is warranted.
• Carry compliance into the sourcing decision. Work country of origin, domestic: content, defense acquisition regulation, export control, and rated order requirements into supplier selection and purchase order structure. The point is to engineer compliance into the design and supply decision rather than remediate it later.
• Complete supplier qualification. Own the capability and authorization: portions of supplier evaluation and coordinate with the Supplier Quality Organization.