Head of Sensors & Radar Strategic Supply Chain

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 253,000 - 336,000 annuallyFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Cross-functional collaboration","Leadership","Negotiation","Executive communication"]

Lead multi-year global sourcing strategy for optical and radar sensor commodities, spanning components and subsystems from EO/IR detectors to AESA radar and precision optics. Build and scale a high-performing commodity and sourcing team across global sites, manage deep supplier relationships and sub-tier visibility, and align with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing during NPI. Drive complex commercial negotiations, TCO/should-cost analysis, and supply continuity through geopolitical and capacity risks.

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Head of Sensors & Radar Strategic Supply Chain

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Job Summary

Lead multi-year global sourcing strategy for optical and radar sensor commodities, spanning components and subsystems from EO/IR detectors to AESA radar and precision optics. Build and scale a high-performing commodity and sourcing team across global sites, manage deep supplier relationships and sub-tier visibility, and align with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing during NPI. Drive complex commercial negotiations, TCO/should-cost analysis, and supply continuity through geopolitical and capacity risks.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute multi-year global sourcing strategies across complex sensor domains including AESA radar, millimeter-wave radar, and cooled/uncooled optical engines.
  • •Build, mentor, and lead a team of commodity managers, strategic sourcing leads, and technical sourcing engineers across multiple global sites.
  • •Drive deep supplier and sub-tier visibility, including investments in supplier tooling, fabrication machinery (including diamond turning), and specialized RF/optical test fixtures.
  • •Partner with Optical/RF/Sensor Architecture teams during early-stage R&D/NPI to qualify detector technology, influence DFM/DFT, and establish yield-improvement roadmaps.
  • •Lead enterprise negotiations for MSAs, development agreements, LTSAs, and SOWs; mitigate supply risks via dual-sourcing and buffer inventory, and manage cost/TCO should-cost modeling.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 253,000 - 336,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related technical discipline.
  • •10+ years of experience in optical & radar strategic sourcing, global commodity management, or supply chain leadership in complex hardware manufacturing environments.
  • •5+ years of experience building, managing, and scaling procurement or supply chain teams.
  • •Expertise negotiating enterprise-level agreements and managing EO/IR architectures, radar/RF sub-tier manufacturing, or precision optics fabrication.
  • •Proven track record scaling New Product Introduction (NPI) from prototype to high-rate production, with ability to travel up to 25%-50%.
Experience:DefenseAerospaceHardware manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic thinkingCross-functional collaborationLeadershipNegotiationExecutive communication
Languages:English

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Security clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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