Anduril Industries
Cost Value Engineer, Intelligence Systems & Space (Active Clearance)
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Cost Value Engineer to own supply chain strategy and cost management for Intelligence Systems & Space hardware. You'll collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and quality to drive supplier development, optimize Bills of Material, and manage total cost of ownership from design through production.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end supply chain for Intelligence & Space business line, including vendor onboarding and BOM sourcing/negotiation
- Conduct deep-dive BOM analysis with engineering to ensure parts are designable and procurable at target costs
- Drive supplier selection and development through concept scoping, trade studies, cost modeling, and joint design activities
- Optimize production ramp and manufacturing BOM in collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams
- Lead value-stream mapping and cost engineering to reduce lead times, complexity, and maximize total cost of ownership
- Manage supply chain risks, resolve cost issues (tariffs, inflation), and ensure on-time delivery at target costs
What they're looking for
- Sourcing engineering and supplier development
- Value and procurement engineering expertise
- Bill of Material (BOM) management and cost analysis
- Electronics and/or mechanical design knowledge
- Cost modeling and total cost of ownership analysis
- Supply chain optimization and value-stream mapping
- Supplier negotiation and contract management
- Program cost management (NPI and mass production)
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience managing Bill of Materials (BOM) for hardware products. How have you collaborated with engineering teams to balance design intent with cost and sourcing feasibility?
- Describe your approach to supplier selection and onboarding. How do you evaluate vendors, and can you give an example of how you've developed a supplier to meet specific technical or cost requirements?