Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3+ years

Education Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field

Category Supply Chain & Procurement

About this role

Sourcing Engineer to support New Product Development and sourced materials, focusing on manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness with global supplier collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Lead sourcing for NPD and RFQs
Support supplier selection
Own costed BOMs
Support PPAP
DFМ and supplier collaboration

Technical Overview

Intersects engineering and procurement, with emphasis on PPAP, DFМ, RFQ processes, cross-functional leadership, cost modeling, and supplier risk management.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a sourcing engineer with 3+ years of experience supporting NPD and material strategies, strong skills in RFQ/PPAP, DFMs, and cost modeling. They excel at cross-functional collaboration with engineering and supplier partners to ensure manufacturable, high-quality, cost-competitive products.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field3+ years of relevant engineering or sourcing experienceWorking knowledge of PPAPSPCand DFMStrong project management capabilitiesProficiency with Microsoft Office tools

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with cost reduction initiativesExperience aligning multi-supplier supply chainsComponent drawing reviewsSupplier or commodity strategy development

Tools & Platforms

Pro ToolsMicrosoft Office

Required Skills

New Product DevelopmentRFQPPAPcost modelingmake/buy evaluationsDFMDesign for Manufacturabilitysupplier collaborationcross-functional teamworkquality and environmental standardsPro ToolsMicrosoft Office

Hard Skills

New Product DevelopmentRFQPPAPCost modelingMake/buy evaluationsDFMDesign for ManufacturabilitySupplier collaborationCross-functional teamworkQuality and environmental standardsPro Tools (global supply base)Microsoft Office

Soft Skills

NegotiationCommunicationStakeholder managementProblem solvingAnalytical thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Bridge engineering and procurement to ensure manufacturable, cost-competitive product solutions

Role Subtype Supply chain & procurement

Tech Domains Microsoft 365, Excel, SharePoint, Power BI

Keywords for Your Resume

sourcing engineernew product developmentrfqppapdfmcost modelingmake/buy evaluationssupplier collaborationcost reductiondesign for manufacturabilityglobal supply basecross-functionalcomponent sourcingelectrical sourcing3+ yearsbachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringcross-functional teamsquality and environmental standardsmake/buy

Deal Breakers

No degree in mechanical engineering or related field, Insufficient experience in PPAP/DFM, Lack of cross-functional collaboration experience

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