About The Role:- Component Engineers (CEs) own the technical qualification and supply-risk management of electrical, electromechanical, and optoelectronic components across Reality Labs (RL) hardware products.
- The CE is the bridge between Electrical Engineering design, Global Supply Management [GSM]/Strategic Sourcing, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers, ensuring every part on the EE Bill of Materials (BOM) is qualified, multi-sourced where possible, and free of supply, cost, or quality risk from NPI through sustaining.
Job Title: Component Engineer III
Key Responsibilities:- Review, qualify, and approve electrical / electromechanical / optoelectronic components (resistors, capacitors, ICs, connectors, discretes, inductors, filters, timing devices, Printed Circuit Board [PCB]/ Flexible Printed Circuit [FPC], camera/optics/display/battery modules) for production use.
- Execute second-sourcing and multi-sourcing activities (paper vs. build qualification) in alignment with sourcing strategy and guidance, to de-risk supply, mitigate End of Life [EOL] / allocation / lead-time / Process Change Notification [PCN]-driven shortages, and reduce cost.
- Determine component criticality (Class A/B/C) and define the qual path with EE reviewers; manage New Part Requests and feed qualified Manufacturer Part Number [MPNs] into the Approved Vendor List [AVL], Product Lifecycle Management [PLM] (Teamcenter), and Costed Bill of Materials [CBOM].
- Execute Engineering Change Notices [ECNs] and track PCNs across New Product Introduction [NPI] and sustaining products; perform up-screening, derating, and component-level failure analysis.
- Own advanced BOM risk reviews catching component issues upfront and maintaining EE BOM integrity across the portfolio.
- Partner with GSM (commercial/allocation) and PCE (cost) as the technical counterpart on Category A/B parts; support CM component inquiries and shortage escalations.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Materials, or related field.
- 5+ years in component/hardware engineering, supplier quality, or supply-chain engineering.
- Working knowledge of passive/active components, datasheets, and qualification/reliability methods (up-screening, derating, Failure Analysis [FA]).
- Experience with PLM (Agile/Teamcenter), AVL/BOM management, and ECN/PCN processes.
Preferred Qualifications:- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials, or related field.
- 8+ years in component/hardware engineering, supplier quality, or supply-chain engineering.
- Consumer electronics / high-volume hardware NPI experience.
- Track record introducing alternate sources at scale and driving cost savings.
- Direct experience with contract manufacturers and component suppliers across regions.
- Strong proficiency in leveraging Artificial Intelligence [AI] tools and CE expertise to develop data-mining solutions and design guidelines that enable GSM and EE teams to make data-driven decisions.
Location: Onsite in any of these locations in San Franscisco Bay Area [Sunnyvale, CA or Fremont, CA or Burlingame, CA]
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $156,000 - $217,360 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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Preferred Skills Hardware Component Engineering
- PLM (Agile/Teamcenter)
- AVL/BOM management
- ECN/PCN processes
- Artificial Intelligence [AI] tools
- Failure Analysis [FA]
Job details Job ID 333008
Role Component Engineer III
Location Sunnyvale, California, US
Job type Direct Hire
Recruiter Chirag
Email
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