Sourcing Engineer IV
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Overview
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 aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.
This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems business area. Visit & to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
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 to lead engagement with 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 key 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 lead complex custom supplier development projects to mature the manufacturing readiness.
The Principle Sourcing Engineer will identify, build, manage and maintain capable supplier sources, and mentor more junior members of the team to grow the team 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 help grow appreciation and awareness of Sourcing Engineering value in the establishment of suppliers.
The Principal Sourcing Engineer will champion other 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, and support to configuration control with Engineering.
The Principal Sourcing Engineer will work closely with Design Engineering Team/IPT, Engineering Prototype and Test Teams, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to complete initial prototype builds, analyze results, and propose refinement of engineering designs and be the main technical focal for supplier management.
Responsibilities- Collaborate with Sourcing Management and cross-functional stakeholders - Business Development, Programs, Engineering, and Manufacturing - to provide technical outsourcing recommendations that will support the maturation of business opportunities and program development goals.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships across a diverse, multi-functional organization, fostering a positive team dynamic while navigating high-intensity, time-critical project challenges.
- Provide outsourcing technical recommendations during design conceptual reviews.
- Align product technical requirements with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless outsourcing execution.
- Identify supplier selection criteria and perform down-selection/trade studies with internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with engineering and program teams to develop, review, and release high-quality technical packages and requirements in support of sourcing activities.
- Facilitate supplier Kick-offs, Cadence Meetings, Technical Interchange Meetings, Action Lists, Integrated Schedules, and status reporting using standard work tools and processes.
- Support programs by contributing technical guidance and peer reviews to evaluation documentation, maintaining capability development artifacts, and engaging in key design reviews (TIM, TRR, PDR, CDR).
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Buyers, Sub-Contracts, Estimating Team to develop outsourcing should-cost analysis.
- Engage preferred suppliers early in the design phase…
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