Sr Sourcing Engineer III

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

Textron Systems is seeking an experienced Electrical/Mechanical Sourcing Engineer focused on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly as part of the Strategic Outsourcing Strategy. The focus will be engagement with the internal customers to support the development of business opportunities, collaborate with Strategic Sourcing Managers to provide an effective, stable, and successful roadmap for Partnerships and Suppliers for Supply Chain. This individual will be responsible for providing engineering input (technical producibility/DFX, evaluations, assessments, etc.)

to support new product development with internal customers, building and acting as the critical conduit to set up the supply base and with the goal to mature the manufacturing readiness. The Senior Sourcing Engineer will identify, build, manage and maintain capable supplier sources, and grow their network and knowledge. They will drive the optimization of design for supplier manufacturability, design for supplier assembly, outsourcing design to cost & quality, and further support prototyping validation/readiness leading to a successful product roadmap for stable transition to production.

Responsibilities will also include the collaboration and integration of the outsourcing strategy with other roles within the Supply Chain and Operations Team and demonstrate Sourcing Engineering value in the establishment of suppliers. The Senior Sourcing Engineer will support upstream activities, such as Bill of Material (BOM) development, Plan for every Part initiative (PFEP), inclusion of emerging manufacturing technologies, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), cost validation & estimating.

The Senior Sourcing Engineer will work closely with Design Engineering Team/IPT, Engineering Prototype and Test Teams, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to help complete initial prototype builds, analyze supplier results, and act as the technical focal for supplier management.

• Collaborate with Sourcing Management and with internal customers (Business Development, Programs, Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.) and provide technical outsourcing recommendations that will support the maturation of business opportunities and program development goals.
• Foster relationships & team positive and engaging attitude while interacting with a diverse and multi-functional workforce during highly paced project development challenges.
• Participate and provide outsourcing technical recommendations during design conceptual reviews.
• Perform outsourcing product & process alignment of technical requirements with all stakeholders.
• Identify supplier selection criteria and perform down‑selection/trade studies with internal stakeholders.
• Support the development of technical documentation and requirements (specifications, statements of work, etc.) leading to timely release of information to the supply base.
• Facilitate supplier Kick‑offs – Cadence Meetings, Technical Interchange Meetings, Action Lists, Integrated Schedules, and status reporting using Standard work tools and processes.
• When requested, provide inputs, support and review technical evaluation documentation, populate capability development documentation and participate in Design Reviews (TRR, TIM, PDR, CDR, etc.).
• Collaborate with Supply Chain buyers and Sub‑Contract and estimating team to develop outsourcing should‑cost analysis.
• Work with preferred suppliers and internal team members to develop products and processes and make effective recommendations to optimize producibility and cost.
• Identify and support resolution of supplier/partner gap analysis based on technical & manufacturing readiness assessments to mature the product into a smooth Transition to Production (TTP).
• Work with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure supplier…