Hardware Lead Engineer – Sustainment & Obsolescence

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a hardware-focused electrical engineer to serve as a technical lead for sustainment and obsolescence. The role requires leading hardware issues, coordinating with NPI-like teams, suppliers, and cross-functional groups to deliver robust sustainment solutions.

You'll analyze electronic components such as ECMs and telematics, prioritize tasks via structured checklists, and contribute to validation and lab testing.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of electronic hardware systems and components.
• Experience with complex systems like ECMs and telematics.
• Ability to analyze supplier information and translate it into actionable solutions.
• Hands-on familiarity with testing environments and validation processes.
• Capability to prioritize work based on structured checklists and program needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on hardware issues and sustainment solutions.
• Lead component obsolescence and sustainment activities.
• Identify and assess risks for electronic components (sensors, actuators, switches, ECMs, telematics).
• Develop and recommend technical solutions to component issues.
• Engage suppliers and interpret technical discussions and data.
• Support validation and testing activities including EMC testing and lab testing.
• Participate in project coordination and validation efforts.
• Work with wiring, harnesses, enclosures and related systems.
• Travel to suppliers approximately monthly (domestic).

Skills

Hardware leadership

Electronics hardware

Supplier collaboration

Testing & validation

EMC testing knowledge

PSPICE simulation

CAD hardware design

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Lab equipment

CAD software

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a hardware-focused electrical engineer to serve as a technical lead for sustainment and obsolescence. The role requires leading hardware issues, coordinating with NPI-like teams, suppliers, and cross-functional groups to deliver robust sustainment solutions.

You'll analyze electronic components such as ECMs and telematics, prioritize tasks via structured checklists, and contribute to validation and lab testing.