Senior Components Engineer

voyagertechnologiesinc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyager Technologies is seeking an experienced EEE Parts Component Engineer to lead parts selection, obsolescence management, and counterfeit parts control for advanced space programs. This hands-on role collaborates with design, supply chain and reliability teams to ensure quality and program success.

The position emphasizes ECAD library maintenance, PCN/GIDEP reviews, and data-driven part-number management to standardize components across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field; minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Graduate degree and minimum 6 years of related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 15 years of related experience.
• Experience with component obsolescence tools and methods.
• Experience with end-of-life management, COTS, and counterfeit parts.
• Experience in setting up EDM and Parts Management practices.
• Understanding EEE parts qualification and screening requirements.
• Knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, IPC standards including NASA/EEE‑INST‑002 and ESA standards.
• Knowledge of ECMP quality assurance practices.
• Knowledge of space design requirements, processes, and applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership in parts selection, parts creation, and quality control for high-technology space programs.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Reliability to ensure design requirements adherence.
• Drive part standardization by recommending re-use of parts in the database and liaising with manufacturers and distributors.
• Review PCNs and GIDEP alerts and advise teams on impact to components used.
• Manage ECAD library maintenance and new parts introductions.

Skills

Obsolescence management

counterfeit parts knowledge

ECAD data handling

Cross-functional coordination

Parts management

Documentation skills

Thermal/impedance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Graduate degree (preferred)

15+ years of related experience (in lieu of degree)

Tools

ECAD software

PCN/GIDEP review processes

Job description

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security, and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission‑critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets, leading in the race for technological and operational superiority from the ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we're building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers, and prepare us for what's next. And we're doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt, and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We're a company of doers, thinkers, and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

Position Description

The EEE Parts Component Engineer is required to be hands‑on and provide technical leadership in the parts selection process, parts management process, parts creation, and quality control. The person in this position will be responsible for supporting the development of high‑technology space programs. This includes all phases of product development from proposals, through design and on to production support. Tasks will include development of component requirements, parts selection, and addressing obsolescence while working closely with design engineers, supply chain, quality, and reliability engineers. The person in this position needs to have proven experience in counterfeit parts management and obsolescence management with the capability to guide teams on these activities in a lean environment. Needs to coordinate with Engineering (Project, Design, Manufacturing, etc.) to ensure quality and adherence to design requirements of designs. The person in this position will drive part standardization by recommending re‑use of parts in the database (when appropriate to do so), will work with component manufacturers and distributors to attain their product roadmaps. He / She will be responsible for ECAD library maintenance and new parts introduction in the ECAD library. He / She will also review Product Change Notices (PCNs) and GIDEP (Government‑Industry Data Exchange Program) alerts for their impact on components used, will advise concerned teams upon such alerts, and will be responsible for Data Management and Part Number Management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering field and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.


• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.


• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.


• Experience with component obsolescence tools and methods.


• Experience with end‑of‑life management, COTS, and counterfeit parts.


• Experience in setting up EDM and Parts Management practices.


• Understanding EEE parts qualification and screening requirements.


• Knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, and IPC standards as well as applicable military, NASA (EEE‑INST‑002), and ESA standards.


• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and practices for Electronic Component Management Plan (ECMP).


• Knowledge of space design requirements, processes, and applications.


• Knowledge of PCB CAD designs for various assurance levels and vendor capabilities.


• Knowledge of high‑density interconnects relating to microvias, fuzz/micro buttons, BGA packaging, as well as high‑frequency electronics like RF/microwave, MMIC, high‑speed digital.


• Experience with and in‑depth technical knowledge of, but not limited to, passive and active electronic components, processors, memories, connectors, wires and cables, metal finishes, tin whisker mitigation, lead‑free control, etc.


• Understanding analysis techniques like thermal, structural, high‑speed digital, impedance control, etc.


• Solid understanding of configuration management, requirements of traceability, and related processes.


• Able to work independently with minimum supervision, positive attitude, and highest ethics


• Able to work collaboratively with a cross‑functional team.


• Capable of multi‑tasking; working on multiple projects & supporting production activities


• Strong communication and documentation skills.


• Great problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools.


• Experience with grading tools.


• Experience participating in PMPCB reviews, including preparation and presentation of approval requests for non‑standard parts.