Component Engineer: Obsolescence, Sourcing & Verification

Jobtailor; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a qualified engineer to support parts, components, and applications engineering across proposal, design, LRIP, production, and sustainment. You will manage component obsolescence, coordinate with suppliers, and generate source control drawings while leading part evaluations and BOM development.

You will define requirements, guide technology insertion, and develop verification plans with internal teams and external suppliers, delivering data packages and agile support across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with PDM systems and data analysis.
• Experience supporting military or airborne hardware programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Parts, Components, and Applications Engineering across proposal, design, LRIP, production, and sustainment.
• Manage component obsolescence, including status determination and risk coding.
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturers and audit communications.
• Create and update source control drawings and interface documents (SCDs, VICDs, SIDs).
• Perform alternate part evaluations and prepare comparison matrices.
• Define environmental and performance requirements for component programs.
• Provide guidance on technology insertion and standardization within constraints.
• Develop verification plans and assess risks with internal teams and suppliers.
• Create component verification data packages and deliver support to IP teams.
• Lead component selection and BOM development with collaboration tools.
• Present obsolescence status and risks at PDRs/CDRs; support agile product development.

Skills

Obsolescence management

Product Data Management (PDM)

Electrical component specifications

Agile frameworks (Jira)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

Jira

AI Tools

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a qualified engineer to support parts, components, and applications engineering across proposal, design, LRIP, production, and sustainment. You will manage component obsolescence, coordinate with suppliers, and generate source control drawings while leading part evaluations and BOM development.

You will define requirements, guide technology insertion, and develop verification plans with internal teams and external suppliers, delivering data packages and agile support across