Components Engineer

Components Engineering Support

Provide components engineering support on component selection analysis for new designs, and potentially redesigns that address diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) issues. Ensure that components being considered for designs adhere to parts management plans. Responsible for components engineering efforts in addressing obsolescence, standardizing components across multiple efforts, engineering data definition, preparation of part standards and procurement control requirements, quality problem resolution, and process improvements. Serves as liaison between part vendors and procurement, LM customers and subcontractors. Activities include resolving obsolescence issues, counterfeit avoidance, generating customer reports, identifying part substitutions, supporting second source part qualification, preparing part procurement specifications, and resolving development and production parts problems and issues.

Required Experience:

• 6+ years experience in components engineering support for new products undergoing qualification
• 6+ years experience in components engineering support for products in production
• 6+ years experience in components engineering with knowledge of electronic components and devices at integrated circuit or discrete level
• 6+ years experience with DMSMS

Desire Skills:

• Experience with component related failure issues, pure tin issues, and counterfeit part detection
• Experience with generating part management plan specification to ensure electronic components are qualified for usage
• Leading a team using engineering knowledge of electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical components in evaluation of components for electronic assemblies