Senior Component Engineer

Adecco Portugal; Perak; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal seeks a highly skilled Electronics Engineer to standardize components across products, drive qualification/testing, and provide technical support on component specifications and alternatives.

The role emphasizes reliability assessment, failure analysis, and collaboration with R&D, Quality, Sourcing, and Manufacturing to address engineering changes and lifecycle challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience with electronic components design, qualification, testing, or reliability.
• Knowledge of RoHS, REACH, UL compliance and electrical characteristics of components.
• Ability to read schematics and PCB layouts; familiarity with Altium KiCad 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

Power electronics

Component testing

Failure analysis

Reliability assessment

Schematics & PCB layouts

ECN/BOM/PLM systems

Supplier engagement

Thermal/environmental testing

RoHS/REACH/UL compliance

Education

Electronics/Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

PLM/ERP systems

Job description

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.

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.