Hybrid Component Engineer: Strategic Sourcing & Hardware

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company is seeking a skilled Component Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to drive hardware component qualification, supply continuity, and lifecycle management across NPI to sustaining phases. The role collaborates with Electrical Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure qualified, available, and cost-effective components.

The ideal candidate has a strong Electrical Engineering background, deep knowledge of electronic components, and 5+ years in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Component Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, or Supply Chain Engineering.
• Strong understanding of passive and active electronic components, datasheets, qualification methodologies, and reliability principles.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and approve electrical, electromechanical, and optoelectronic components for production use.
• Support component qualification, reliability assessments, and lifecycle management activities.
• Drive alternate source and multi-source component qualification efforts to reduce supply risk and improve availability.
• Assess component criticality and recommend qualification strategies in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Manage new part requests and maintain component data within PLM and approved vendor systems.
• Execute and support Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and Product Change Notifications (PCNs).
• Perform component-level failure analysis, derating reviews, and reliability assessments.
• Conduct BOM risk reviews and identify potential sourcing, lifecycle, and supply chain concerns.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Engineering teams to resolve component shortages and supply issues.
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to support qualification, technical reviews, and issue resolution.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to improve component selection, sourcing strategies, and engineering decision-making.
• Utilize AI-enabled tools, analytics, and data-mining techniques to identify trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.

Skills

Component engineering

Supplier collaboration

ECN/PCN processes

BOM management

PLM systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or related field

Tools

Teamcenter

Agile

Job description

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company is seeking a skilled Component Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to drive hardware component qualification, supply continuity, and lifecycle management across NPI to sustaining phases. The role collaborates with Electrical Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure qualified, available, and cost-effective components.

The ideal candidate has a strong Electrical Engineering background, deep knowledge of electronic components, and 5+ years in