Senior Procurement Engineer

Overview

Soaring is a venture backed aerospace and defense technology company that designs and manufactures autonomous UAV systems for commercial and mission critical defense logistics applications. Operating at the intersection of mechanical engineering, robotics, embedded systems, and autonomy, we partner with government agencies and defense primes to deploy high reliability autonomous platforms.

• Evaluate materials, fabrication methods, and component design approaches to ensure technical feasibility, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness
• Own design to cost strategy across assigned commodities, driving cost convergence from prototype through production
• Perform deep review of engineering Bills of Material and lead bottoms up cost modeling and total cost of ownership analysis
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, and strategic sourcing across critical mechanical and hardware commodities
• Negotiate commercial agreements covering pricing, lead times, capacity, and risk allocation
• Own supplier performance across delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics and serve as primary escalation point
• Support prototype builds and production ramp by aligning suppliers to technical and schedule requirements
• Manage supply risk including tariffs, import and export exposure, cost inflation, and disruptions
• Monitor spend against program budgets and forecasts and report supply chain performance to leadership
• Align demand signals, maintain accurate product master data, and leverage ERP systems for tracking and reporting
• Coordinate engineering change implementation to reduce obsolescence and excess material exposure

• 6+ years of experience in aerospace or defense supply chain, commodity management, or sourcing engineering within mechanical fabrication or complex hardware environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials Science, or a related technical field
• Strong understanding of engineering materials, fabrication processes, and manufacturing constraints
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and blueprints
• Demonstrated expertise in cost engineering, value engineering, or total cost of ownership analysis
• Strong negotiation and contract development skills
• Working knowledge of ITAR, FAR, and DFAR regulations
• Experience operating within ERP systems in a manufacturing environment

• Experience supporting complex hardware systems such as UAV or aerospace platforms
• Familiarity with regulated defense procurement environments

• Ability to travel up to 50 percent as needed
• Flexibility to support critical program milestones outside standard business hours

• $125,000 to $150,000
• Discretionary performance-based bonus
• Incentive Stock Options with meaningful early-stage equity participation