Components Engineer

PlanIT Group, LLC; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Components Engineer to support part selection analysis for new designs and to manage obsolescence issues in a manufacturing environment.

You will liaise with vendors, procurement, and customers to resolve part-related problems, manage BOM changes through PLM systems, and drive standardization and data definition across programs.

Qualifications

• Active secret clearance preferred; interim clearance to start.
• Experience in electrical component manufacturing and physical property analysis.
• Experience in Components Engineering with knowledge of electronic components at IC or discrete level.
• Experience with new component releases and qualification.
• Experience processing BOM changes through Agile or Windchill PLM systems.
• 8–10 years of experience with Microsoft Office (updating documents, BOMs).

Responsibilities

• Provide Components Engineering support on part selection analysis for new design and DMSMS issues.
• Lead obsolescence, standardization, data definition, and procurement control requirements and process improvements.
• Serve as liaison between part vendors, procurement, LM customers and subcontractors.
• Resolve obsolescence issues, counterfeit avoidance, and part qualification concerns.
• Prepare part procurement specifications and resolve development and production parts problems.

Skills

Parts selection

Obsolescence management

BOM changes

Vendor liaison

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill

Windchill PLM

Job description

• Experience in parts selection, part qualifications.

Provide Components Engineering support on component selection analysis for new design and potential Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) issues.

Responsible for Components Engineering efforts in obsolescence, standardization, engineering data definition, preparation of part standards and procurement control requirements, quality problem resolution and process improvements.

Serves as liaison between part vendors and procurement, LM customers and subcontractors.

Activities include resolving obsolescence issues, counterfeit avoidance, generating customer reports, part substitution, and second source part qualification, preparation of part procurement specifications and resolving development and production parts problems and issues.

Required Experience

• Active secret preferred but willing to consider inactive clearance. Interim clearance required to start.
• Experience in electrical component manufacturing process and physical property analysis
• Experience in Components Engineering with knowledge of electronic components and devices at integrated circuit or discrete level
• Experience with new component releases and qualification
• Experience is processing BOM (Bill of Materials) changes through agile or windchill PLM systems.
• Experience in parts selection, part qualifications.
• Process change notices through Agile, PTC Windchill (documentation work)
• 8-10 years experience with Microsoft Office (updating documents, Bill of Materials)

Desire Skills

• Experience with DMSMS
• Experience with component related failure issues, pure tin issues, and counterfeit part detection
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology Degree