
Senior BOM Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Ashville · Ashville, OH (Arsenal 1) · USD 126,000-167,000 · 8+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Ashville · Ashville, OH (Arsenal 1)
- Salary
- USD 126,000-167,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Senior BOM Sourcing Engineer for Intelligence Systems drives strategic supply network development and cost management of product hardware across lifecycles.
- This role serves as the end-to-end owner of the supply chain for the Intelligence & Space business line, managing engineering support, vendor onboarding, sourcing, pricing, and total Bill of Material negotiations.
Responsibilities
- Deep dive into the engineering Bill of Material (BOM) and work closely with engineering to ensure parts can be sourced and procured at a target level.
- Conduct supplier selection using the approved supplier list and onboard unique vendors for the Space & Intelligence business team.
- Drive on-time delivery using unique solutions to break traditional Space industry lead-times and supply constraints.
- Partner with strategic suppliers to accelerate product development via concept scoping, feature trade-off tables, should cost/clean sheet models, joint design development, and simulation.
- Drive the development and consolidation of a manufacturing BOM with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to ramp production internally and with suppliers.
- Manage total program cost including NPI and mass production.
- Conduct value-stream mapping to optimize supply network lead time and flexibility.
- Complete BOM risk assessments including alternate component sourcing and ensure completion of component qualifications ahead of production.
- Lead cost engineering activities to converge bottoms-up cost curves to product cost and maximize total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle.
- Manage ad-hoc cost issues such as tariffs, import/export costs, cost inflation, and supply issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or other technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in sourcing engineering, supplier engagement and development, or design of electronics and/or mechanical devices.
- Domain expertise of value/procurement engineering or TCO-related work at the component and product level.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Ability to travel 10% - 40% of the time based on program needs.
- Ability to relocate if not already local to be onsite in Ashville, OH.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree or advanced technical degree.
- Deeper experience in design and development of electronics and/or mechanical devices.
- Advanced sourcing activities including stints as commodity/sourcing managers.
- Supplier development experience in technology, process, and supply chain.
- Early supplier engagement ahead of product/engineering requirement realization.
- Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
- Exposure to working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
- Direct experience in the Space industry and experience negotiating and managing commercial subcontracts.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees supporting health, recovery, and future needs.
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
Skills
- Bill Of Material (BOM)
- Procurement
- Vendor Onboarding
- Supplier Development
- Cost Engineering
- Value-Stream Mapping
- Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO)