About the Role:- Component Engineers (CEs) own the technical qualification and supply-risk management of electrical, electromechanical, and optoelectronic components across Reality Labs hardware products.
- The Component Engineer is the bridge between Electrical Engineering design, Global Supply Management (GSM)/Strategic Sourcing, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers - ensuring every part on the Electrical Engineering Bill of Materials (EE BOM) is qualified, multi-sourced where possible, and free of supply, cost, or quality risk from New Product Introduction (NPI) through sustaining.
Job Title:Hardware Engineer III/ Component Engineer III
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience 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 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Agile/Teamcenter), Approved Vendor List (AVL)/Bill of Materials (BOM) management, and Engineering Change Notice (ECN)/Product Change Notification (PCN) processes.
Preferred Qualifications:- Consumer electronics/high-volume hardware New Product Introduction (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 Component Engineering (CE) expertise to develop data-mining solutions and design guidelines that enable Global Supply Management (GSM) and Electrical Engineering (EE) teams to make data-driven decisions.
Key Responsibilities:- Review, qualify, and approve electrical, electromechanical, and optoelectronic components (resistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, connectors, discrete components, inductors, filters, timing devices, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)/Flexible Printed Circuits (FPC), camera/optics/display/battery modules) for production use.
- Execute second-sourcing and multi-sourcing activities (paper versus build qualification) in alignment with sourcing strategy and guidance, to de-risk supply, mitigate End-of-Life (EOL), allocation, lead-time, and Product Change Notification (PCN)-driven shortages, and reduce cost.
- Determine component criticality (Class A/B/C) and define the qualification path with Electrical Engineering (EE) reviewers; manage New Part Requests and feed qualified Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs) into the Approved Vendor List (AVL), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Teamcenter), and Component Bill of Materials (CBOM).
- Execute Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and track Product Change Notifications (PCNs) across New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining products; perform up-screening, derating, and component-level failure analysis.
- Own advanced Bill of Materials (BOM) risk reviews - catching component issues upfront and maintaining Electrical Engineering Bill of Materials (EE BOM) integrity across the portfolio.
- Partner with Global Supply Management (GSM) (commercial/allocation) and Product Cost Engineering (PCE) (cost) as the technical counterpart on Category A/B parts; support Contract Manufacturer (CM) component inquiries and shortage escalations.
Location: Sunnyvale, CA [Hybrid]
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $158,000 - $208,000 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 New Product Introduction
- Failure Analysis
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Approved Vendor List
- Engineering Change Notice
- Product Change Notification
- Artificial Intelligence
- Component Engineering
Job details Job ID 332990
Role Hardware Engineer III/ Component Engineer III
Location Sunnyvale, California, US
Job type Direct Hire
Recruiter Khushi
Email
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