Electrical Sustenance Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking an experienced Component Engineer to support oil and gas downhole tool electronics. The role focuses on troubleshooting failures, selecting and qualifying components, and interpreting datasheets to substitute parts when needed.

You will design electrical cables, create EBOMs, perform DFM/DFA, and collaborate with PCB designers, mechanical teams, and vendors to meet client documentation standards and ensure part reliability throughout the product

Qualifications

• Experience in component engineering for oil and gas industries.
• Strong ability to read datasheets and select substitute parts.
• Experience with design and qualification of electronic components.

Responsibilities

• Independently troubleshoot component failures and perform root cause analysis.
• Responsible for component selection, testing and qualification.
• Read datasheets, interpret data and identify best substitutes.
• Design electrical cables including wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Create EBOM and perform DFM/ DFA activities.
• Collaborate with PCB and Mechanical Designers and with vendors.
• Follow client documentation standards for rework and new documents.
• Support obsolescence management and supplier qualification.
• Assist in failure analysis on downhole tool electronics.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Component selection

Testing & qualification

Datasheets interpretation

Electrical design

EBOM creation

DFM

DFA

Documentation standards

Oil & Gas experience

ANSI IPC API standards

Obsolescence management

Part reliability

CWI PDM

Collaboration with design teams

Failure analysis

Downhole tools experience

Product lifecycle knowledge

Tools

CWI PDM

Job description

• Independently troubleshoot component failures, root cause analysis and propose suitable solutions.
• Responsible for Component selection, testing and qualification.
• Ability to read datasheets, interpret data and conclude best suited part as substitutes.
• Electrical design of cables - Wiring diagrams, cable diagrams & schematics.
• Identifying the suitable material, Creating EBOM, DFM/DFA.
• Team player to collaborate with PCB designers, Mechanical Designers and component and PCB vendors.
• Follow client specific documentation standards for all rework and new documents.
• Experience working with Oil and Gas industry companies.
• Familiar with International codes and standards like ANSI, IPC, API
• Proactively manage component obsolescence; identify and qualify second source and replacement parts.
• Demonstrated expertise in Electronic Component Management procedures and practices; familiarity with microcircuits and other electronic components; familiarity with HTPT standards for electronic components. Working knowledge of electronics design and part reliability
• Working within component engineering/ Sustaining team to establish part selection criteria and standards to be used throughout the company
• Creation of new components by reviewing data sheets for obsolete parts
• Extensive Knowledge on PDM tools like CWI for documents/ data creation
• Working with procurement and design organization to resolve part shortage and part obsolescence issues
• Supporting and resolving failure analysis activities on electronic components used in downhole tools and ensuring corrective action is also incorporated into component selection criteria
• Performing obsolescence reviews, identification and execution of cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of component failure modes, component reliability , component specifications and standards
• Prior experience with accelerated reliability testing, reliability theory and component failure analysis. - Knowledge of the electronic parts used in high reliability hardware
• Experience with the development of electronic parts management plans, and parts failure analysis desired.
• Strong background in Electronic Engineering including knowledge of electronic parts, technologies and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with product development, pre-production activity, and product life cycle.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to perform root cause analysis on defective PCBs