Component Engineer Location: Melbourne, Florida 📅 Date: April 2026 To conform to U.S. export control regulations, requirements of this position include being eligible to work with export-controlled products and related data without restriction. Are you passionate about driving efficiency, optimizing performance, and making a measurable impact in a dynamic business environment? We're looking for a Component Engineer who is ready to take ownership, think strategically, and help shape the future of our operations. The Ideal Candidate You're not just analytical, you're curious, driven, and ready to take initiative. The ideal candidate will: • Demonstrate a balance of intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for exploring the unknown. • Have a bias for action and a proven record of delivering results. • Embrace challenges and learn from mistakes, staying open to feedback and continuous improvement. • Have a strong desire to advance within the business, exploring lateral roles to build a broad organizational perspective. Key Responsibilities • Identifies, evaluates, and qualifies components and materials used in the company's technology. • Tracks lifecycle status of components and investigates alternate component technologies or suppliers with a focus on cost reduction and improving quality and reliability. • Acts as technical interface between component/material suppliers and the procurement team in helping to determine new and alternate sources. • Develop guidelines/procedures on vendor selection and counterfeit mitigation. • Evaluates supplier/product change notifications (PCNs) for impact to the business and qualifies changes, as needed. • Help maintain component data management system including qualification records/results/documentation. • Coordinate failure analysis and corrective action activities on component parts. • Support counterfeit prevention program by identifying component level testing requirements to determine authenticity of parts received from non-franchised distributors. • Review parts lists of electronic circuit card assemblies; verify pad to part footprints and mechanical/electrical interfaces on new and revised design and on alternate component selections. • Interface with Manufacturing Engineering / Quality Engineering to provide recommendations on design for manufacturing related issues. Education & Experience Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Mechanical, Materials Science or a related field preferred, plus a minimum of 1 year of direct experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus in a fast-paced environment. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and comfort with data-driven decision-making. • Experience with SAE AS6171 (testing procedures), AS6081 (distributor avoidance/testing), and AS5553 (avoidance for manufacturers) standards is a plus. • IDEA-ICE-3000 Professional Inspector Certification is a plus.