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# Product Sourcing Engineer, Warfighter Systems for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting

- **Company:** CXS HIKINEX, INC.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Software Engineering
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/product-sourcing-engineer-warfighter-systems-for-fastwater-staffing-and-recruiting-bellevue-wa--b7e54c5c-6db8-45e0-99a5-7b9c8a3c9d77

## About the Role

Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Product Development, Channel Strategies, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Statement of Work (SOW), Manufacturing Bill of Materials (mBOM), Manufacturing, Time Management, * 5+ years of experience, ideally has background within:

 * Design & development of electronics and/or mechanical devices
 * Advanced sourcing activities, including stints as commodity/sourcing managers
 * Supplier development (technology, process, supply chain, etc.)
 * Early supplier engagement, ahead of product/engineering requirement realization
 * Domain expertise must include value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component & product level.
 * Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
 * Strong understanding of contracting processes and developing stages of program management
 * Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and manage program impacts across multiple stakeholders
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
 * Strong financial management skills, including budget development and tracking
 * Bachelor's degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE) or other related technical degree preferred.
 * Willingness to travel as needed (up to 25%)
 * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance

Preferred qualifications:

 * Proven track record in designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth
 * Experience with both hardware and software development lifecycles
 * PMP certification or equivalent preferred

## Description

q What you'll do:

 * Conduct supplier selection for a specific product, leveraging our approved supplier list
 * Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via activities such as:
 * Concept scoping to quickly solidify requirements
 * Feature trade-off / trade tables
 * Should cost / Clean sheet models
 * Joint design development, via clear statements of work
 * Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM, working with Quality & Manufacturing, to ramp production internally and with our suppliers with high flexibility
 * Accountable for all NPI component procurement, on-time and correctly, to scale
 * Manage the CAPEX throughout NPI
 * Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility
 * Complete the BOM risk assessment, include alternate component sourcing, etc.
 * Ensure completion of all vendor component qualifications, ahead of production
 * Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization
 * Lead all cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product lifecycle
 * Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, and cost inflation