Senior Component Engineer

Adecco Portugal; Perak; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal in Malaysia seeks an experienced Electronics Engineer to design and validate electronic components for products. You will read schematics, assess power electronics, and contribute to product reliability through testing and qualification. You will collaborate with R&D, sourcing, and manufacturing on changes, BOM management, and lifecycle control, ensuring compliance with RoHS, REACH, and UL standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in electronic component design, application, testing, qualification, or reliability.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components and power electronics, including electrical characteristics, application, and limitations.
• Experience in component qualification, testing, failure analysis, troubleshooting, and reliability assessment.
• Ability to read and analyze schematics and PCB layouts; experience with Altium Designer or KiCad is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and standardize electronic components, materials, and chemicals used across products.
• Support component selection, qualification, testing, and application for new and existing products.
• Provide technical support on component specifications, alternatives, application requirements, and failure analysis.
• Conduct component reliability assessment, root cause analysis, and develop appropriate countermeasures.
• Identify high-risk components and support reliability and quality validation activities.
• Review product designs for component reliability, compliance, lifecycle, and supply availability.
• Support cost reduction, alternative sourcing, supplier technical evaluation, and qualification.
• Evaluate new technologies and components for potential application in new product development.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Sourcing, and Manufacturing teams on engineering changes and technical issues.

Skills

Schematics reading

PCB layouts

Troubleshooting

Reliability testing

Education

Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Job description

• Manage and standardize electronic components, materials, and chemicals used across products.
• Support component selection, qualification, testing, and application for new and existing products.
• Provide technical support on component specifications, alternatives, application requirements, and failure analysis.
• Conduct component reliability assessment, root cause analysis, and develop appropriate countermeasures.
• Identify high-risk components and support reliability and quality validation activities.
• Review product designs for component reliability, compliance, lifecycle, and supply availability.
• Support cost reduction, alternative sourcing, supplier technical evaluation, and qualification.
• Evaluate new technologies and components for potential application in new product development.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Sourcing, and Manufacturing teams on engineering changes and technical issues.

Requirements

• Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in electronic component design, application, testing, qualification, or reliability.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components and power electronics, including electrical characteristics, application, and limitations.
• Experience in component qualification, testing, failure analysis, troubleshooting, and reliability assessment.
• Ability to read and analyze schematics and PCB layouts; experience with Altium Designer or KiCad is preferred.
• Familiar with ECO/ECN, BOM management, PLM/ERP systems, and component lifecycle/obsolescence management.
• Good understanding of RoHS, REACH, UL, and other relevant compliance requirements.
• Experience in supplier engagement, thermal management, or environmental testing is a plus.