Senior Sourcing Engineer at Meissner in Camarillo, CA, United States

Job description

• You own engineering-led supplier strategy for our most complex, highest-impact programs—architecting supply chain excellence, mentoring sourcing talent, and resolving critical manufacturing challenges that directly drive competitive advantage. As the Senior Sourcing Engineer, you bridge Engineering and Procurement at a strategic level, leveraging deep technical expertise to unlock supplier innovation, accelerate program execution, and align capabilities with our most ambitious quality, cost, delivery, and design objectives.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Sourcing Engineer drives engineering-led sourcing strategy, supplier development, and outsourced manufacturing execution. This role supports complex, high-value engineering programs by providing strategic technical leadership across supplier qualification, vendor management, manufacturability analysis, and supply chain risk mitigation. The Senior Sourcing Engineer applies deep engineering judgment to resolve critical sourcing challenges, mentor junior sourcing personnel, lead cross-functional initiatives, and align supplier capabilities with organizational quality, cost, delivery, and innovation objectives. This position bridges Engineering and Procurement at a strategic level, leveraging extensive technical expertise and supplier relationship management to ensure competitive advantage and program success.
• Lead sourcing strategy and supplier development initiatives across engineering-driven products, prototypes, capex systems, fixtures, tools, and complex externally manufactured assemblies, coordinating across Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Production, and Support Products.
• Drive identification, evaluation, vetting, and qualification of new suppliers across diverse manufacturing capabilities including machining, fabrication, welding, finishing, plastics processing, and raw material supply; establish supplier capability profiles and performance benchmarks.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, bills of material, tolerances, materials, and finishes to identify sourcing risks, manufacturability constraints, and opportunities for cost and lead-time optimization before RFQ or manufacturing activity.
• Collaborate directly with suppliers to clarify engineering intent, evaluate manufacturability, identify capability gaps, and resolve complex manufacturing questions; apply engineering judgment to triage issues and escalate design-critical or quality-critical decisions appropriately.
• Prepare clear technical assessments, trade-off analyses, and recommended solutions when supplier feedback, manufacturing constraints, material availability, or tolerance questions require engineering review; drive decisions forward in partnership with design engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in mechanical design, product development, manufacturing engineering, or related engineering/manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical sourcing, supplier coordination, or supplier development experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with machine shops, fabrication shops, contract manufacturers, and other external manufacturing partners; track record of successful supplier relationships and supplier development.
• Deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, tolerances, finishes, quality systems, and manufacturing constraints across multiple disciplines (machining, fabrication, welding, finishing, plastics).
• Advanced ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, bills of material, and supplier documentation; experience with technical documentation review and clarification.
• Proficiency with CAD software; demonstrated ability to make part, drawing, and manufacturing instruction updates under design engineer direction and in accordance with change-control processes.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and relationship-management skills; track record of building and maintaining productive long-term supplier relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems. Experience with sourcing tools, procurement systems, or supplier quality management systems preferred.
• Advanced experience with supplier audits, supplier performance evaluations, first article review, supplier issue resolution, and supplier development programs.

Skills

Required

• Mechanical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• CAD software
• Microsoft Office Suite
• ERP systems
• Supplier audits
• Supplier performance evaluations
• First article review
• Supplier issue resolution
• Supplier development programs
• Technical documentation review

Preferred

• Sourcing tools
• Procurement systems
• Supplier quality management systems

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday
• The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience.