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Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

We are seeking a highly self-driven Sourcing & Procurement professional to support our Mechanical Engineering team with new hardware development and supplier engagement. This role will own end-to-end procurement activities including vendor identification, SOW development, contract negotiation, delivery tracking, and cross-functional coordination with Engineering and Legal.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical procurement experience with exceptional organizational skills, enabling them to independently manage vendors, establish scalable procurement processes, and ensure on-time delivery of hardware and engineering services in a fast-paced development environment.

Key job responsibilities
- Own sourcing and procurement activities for new mechanical hardware, prototypes, and engineering services

- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new vendors and contract manufacturers aligned with technical and business requirements

- Develop and manage Statements of Work (SOWs), RFQs/RFPs, and supplier selection processes

- Lead commercial negotiations including pricing, lead times, payment terms, and contract conditions

- Serve as the primary liaison between suppliers, Mechanical Engineering, Program Management, and Legal

- Ensure supplier contracts meet technical requirements, compliance standards, and legal guidelines

- Track vendor deliverables, schedules, risks, and dependencies to ensure on-time execution

- Implement and maintain internal procurement workflows within the ERP system (Epsilon 3)

- Define, document, and continuously improve procurement and sourcing processes

- Proactively identify risks, supply chain constraints, and mitigation strategies

- Operate with minimal day-to-day oversight, providing clear status updates and recommendations to leadership