Component Engineer - Electronics and Mechanical Components

Component Engineer Position: Component Engineer Job Description: Responsibilities· Support Design Engineering in identification and qualification of Electronics, electrical and mechanical components. Must have critical thinking skills, understanding parts lists, BOM's, electronic categories, components and attributes. Review, analyse and optimize Bills of Materials (BOM's) down to manufacturer part level. Initiate and lead the efforts to identify and qualify second sources for material availability, cost reduction and reliability improvement purposes. Understand component technology roadmaps/trends and present them to Design Engineering. Develop and execute component evaluation, acceptance and qualification test plans. Identify critical and high-risk components in products and proactively identify and drive solutions to resolve End-of-life (EOL). Identify and mitigate risks related to counterfeit electronic components. Work with approved suppliers and authorized distributors to ensure component authenticity. Communicate to component manufacturers regarding component failures. Ensure components are compliant to necessary environmental and safety standards, e.g. RoHS, REACH, UL, CE, CSA, Conflict Minerals, etc. Review and address Product Change Notices (PCN's) from component manufacturers along tracking component lifecycles. Provide input to new designs to improve product reliability. The Material / Component Engineering will serve as a technical resource to Procurement and Quality. Support root cause analysis activities for field/component failures in coordination with Quality and Design teams. Provide technically compliant alternate solutions for MIL, Medical, Aerospace, and industrial-grade components. Review connector requirements and recommend compatible accessories and associated components. Maintain updates to Component Supplier management tool and workflows. Familiarity with IPC standards, JEDEC standards, and MIL specifications is preferred. Promote coordination between Team members toward recommended solution and execution. Location: IN-GJ-Ahmedabad, India-Ognaj (eInfochips) Time Type: Full time Job Category: Engineering Services Experience Level Mid Level