Astromecha

Astromecha

Procurement Associate

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
NegotiationSupply ChainProcurementCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet.
  • We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
  • WHO YOU ARE: We're seeking a Procurement Associate who will move fast to get critical parts, materials, equipment, and services into the hands of our prototyping, testing, propulsion, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

  • As an early team member, you'll drive our procurement and vendor operations, with the opportunity to grow into broader responsibilities across the supply chain team.
  • Source piece parts, machined components, fabricated parts, hardware, tooling, test equipment, lab supplies, and other materials needed to support fast-moving technical teams
  • Drive supplier schedule execution by maintaining regular check-ins, confirming lead times, escalating risks, and pushing vendors to deliver on time
  • Create and maintain detailed procurement trackers covering open requests, RFQs, quotes, POs, supplier commitments, delivery dates, risks, and status updates
  • Partner closely with engineering and manufacturing to clarify requirements, drawings, specifications, quantities, revisions, acceptable substitutes, and delivery priorities
  • Build and manage relationships with critical suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers to ensure reliability and quality
  • Build our vendor network by vetting and qualifying new and existing vendors
  • Anticipate risks in the supply chain and design contingency plans to mitigate disruptions

Requirements

  • You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-driven.
  • You are comfortable chasing suppliers, managing dozens of open threads, and creating the systems needed to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
  • 3+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, operations, production control, manufacturing, or vendor coordination in a hardware environment
  • Exceptional organization skills, with the ability to track many parts, suppliers, quotes, purchase orders, delivery dates, and open issues at once
  • Experience working with technical teams and the ability to quickly understand engineering requirements, drawings, specifications, and part descriptions

Nice to have

  • Exposure to aerospace, export-controlled environments, AS9100 suppliers, or regulated hardware is a plus

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
  • Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
  • Flexible work environment

Company info

  • Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future.
  • Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable.
  • In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
  • We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
  • We're seeking a Procurement Associate who will move fast to get critical parts, materials, equipment, and services into the hands of our prototyping, testing, propulsion, and manufacturing teams. You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-driven. You thrive in a fast-paced hardware environment with many moving parts. You are comfortable chasing suppliers, managing dozens of open threads, and creating the systems needed to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. You care deeply about schedule, follow-through, and clear communication. This is a hands-on tactical procurement role supporting the development, testing, and buildout of complex aerospace and industrial systems.
  • To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies-which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system-with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today.
  • We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace.
  • We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well.
  • We're seeking a Procurement Associate who will move fast to get critical parts, materials, equipment, and services into the hands of our prototyping, testing, propulsion, and manufacturing teams.
  • You thrive in a fast-paced hardware environment with many moving parts.

Equal opportunity

  • Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer.
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