Procurement Engineer

You will independently procure complex robot components, manage supplier relationships and negotiations, and ensure hardware arrives on time, on quality, and within budget. You will improve material-tracking workflows, assess supply risks, support make-versus-buy decisions, and help transition hardware from prototypes to volume production.

Responsibilities

• Manage communications with technical suppliers regarding pricing, quality issues, lead times, and contract terms
• Purchase PCBs, custom cables, and metallic and non-metallic robot components
• Improve material-tracking workflows in preparation for ERP implementation
• Partner with the CTO and Head of Supply Chain to translate engineering requirements into production plans
• Identify supply-chain risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Support make-versus-buy decisions and prepare cost-justification studies
• Manage initial vendor technical reviews during the transition to volume production
• Ensure procured parts meet durability, performance, and safety requirements
• Propose corrections to hardware specifications
• Optimize validation and incoming-hardware test practices
• Track supplier deliveries for quality and timeliness
• Maintain supplier relationships and feed industrial insights into the engineering backlog
• Cooperate with suppliers in Europe, China, and the USA

Requirements

• Experience in technical procurement, buying, or supply-chain management in a hardware-centric industry
• Experience managing and negotiating substantial purchase orders and vendor contracts
• Ability to understand technical drawings and engineering specifications for mechanical and electrical components
• Ability to make hardware design trade-offs, including make-versus-buy and OEM-versus-ODM decisions
• Exceptional written and verbal English