Component Engineer

The Component Engineer possesses in-depth knowledge of electronic components and failures modes and serves as a bridge between project teams, component manufacturers, and supply chain to ensure a design meets the project design goals, is manufacturable, and is reliable. The Component Engineer is also responsible for qualification of electronic components for use in extreme, high-reliability environments.

The primary responsibilities of a Component Engineer include (but are not limited to):

• Identifying new technology components SOC/IC by keeping up to date on industry developments and trends
• Identifying technologies matching specific hardware requirements and environments (ex. uC synchronization in a downhole environment)
• Developing and executing component qualification plans for new or unqualified technologies for high reliability applications
• Interfacing with internal and external failure analysis (FA) labs to investigate root cause failure and providing recommendations to product groups based on the findings
• Managing communications between technology product teams, supply chain, and supporting technology groups (ex. Design for Test, Design for Manufacturing, process knowledge centers)
• Advising design engineers in the selection of electronic components based on the electrical performance requirements, proper component usage based on the application environment (i.e electrical de-rating), and overall reliability.
• Assisting with obsolescence reviews for existing designs
• Reviewing quality test reports of packaged components and/or dies
• Providing technical assistance to contracted tests labs and manufacturers