Sr. Component Engineer

Sanmina-SCI

$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field.
  • Master's degree is a plus.
  • 8+ years of components engineering experience in advanced hardware development (semiconductors, high-precision electronics, photonics, or similar).
  • Hands-on expertise with prototyping in highly specialized technical environments.
  • Experience with precision measurement tools, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and RF/microwave test equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Support PCBA EE component selection and qualification to ensure compliance with design specifications.
  • Assist in engineering design, assembly, and testing of quantum computing prototype subsystems.
  • Manage the Approved Component List according to the SCM organization's guidelines.
  • Bridge the gap between design engineering and supply chain for aligning component selection with SCM strategy.
  • Work with multidisciplinary components, including cryogenic systems, RF/microwave electronics, and custom PCBs.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan.
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.
  • Eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose:

The component engineer plays a crucial role in the electronic supply chain ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of semiconductor electronic components, integrated circuits, passives and electromechanical components used in products. Additionally as the supply chain matures, this role will play a critical role in helping refine the supply chain to key supplier partners that share the product's vision and exit non-performing suppliers. This role is part of the component Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization. This position is a bridge between Electronic Design Engineers, Product Lifecycle Management Administrators, Supply Chain Managers and Supplier Industrialization Engineers. Job

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Support PCBA EE component selection, crosses and qualification to make sure that they meet the product design specifications and commercial requirements.
  • Support the engineering design, assembly, and testing of quantum computing prototype subsystems and full-stack systems.
  • Manage the Approved Component List in compliance with the Approved Vendor List defined by the SCM organization
  • Bridge between design engineering and supply chain by influencing engineering component selection to be in alignment with SCM strategy
  • Integrate multidisciplinary components, including cryogenic systems, RF/microwave electronics, superconducting circuits, photonics, and custom PCBs.
  • Assist Design Engineers in selecting, qualifying, approving and documenting release of new components on PLM system.
  • Manage Engineering Change Orders and Change Actions to document all changes to components at Customer Part Number, Manufacturing Part Number and Bill of Materials level
  • Maintain detailed CAD models, schematics, BOMs, and assembly documentation.
  • For custom products, partner with SCMs and Engineers to develop Product Requirements
  • Document and lead the activity to communize specs/footprint across multiple suppliers during the Request for Proposal process with the aim of Customer owning specifications for a custom product tailored to Customer needs.
  • Enable multi-sourcing for critical components
  • Work closely with supply chain and external vendors to source specialized components with challenging lead times.
  • Develop and drive "plan for every part" strategy for SCM team when exiting suppliers to ensure all golden components and dependencies are removed from the existing supply chain (New
  • Product Design, sustaining and service) prior to official exit/ban
  • Support DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and DFA (Design for Assembly) feedback early in the design cycle.
  • Manage product Change Notifications and End of Life approvals
  • Develop checklist / process and ensure appropriate checks are implemented when any changes in manufacturing process/materials/tests are proposed by the supplier
  • Identify and surface opportunities for value engineering and proactively push for Product
  • Change Request that would benefit PsiQ's cost structure or quality

Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
• Master's degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of components engineering experience in advanced hardware development

(semiconductors, high-precision electronics, photonics, or similar).
• Hands-on expertise with prototyping in highly specialized technical environments.
• Experience with precision measurement tools, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and

RF/microwave test equipment.
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles and tolerance analysis
• Solid understanding of productive process capacity and Lean methodologies.
• Ideal candidate must have strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent Agile, Arena, or related product development software.
• Problem Solving: Creative, data-driven approach to resolving technical challenges in uncharted

territory with relentless attention to detail for ultra-high-reliability hardware.
• Ability to partner effectively with scientists and engineers from diverse technical backgrounds.

Salary Range(annual): $100,000 - $120,000

Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.

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