Strategic Component Engineer: Hardware Sourcing (Hybrid)

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company is seeking an experienced Component Engineer to support hardware development and production programs. You will drive component qualification, supply continuity, and lifecycle management while partnering with Electrical Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to ensure qualified, available, and cost-effective components throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a strong Electrical Engineering background, expertise in electronic

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

Electrical engineering background

Component qualification

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Agile PLM

Job description

Intelliswift - An LTTS Company is seeking an experienced Component Engineer to support hardware development and production programs. You will drive component qualification, supply continuity, and lifecycle management while partnering with Electrical Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to ensure qualified, available, and cost-effective components throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a strong Electrical Engineering background, expertise in electronic